Komu Norblina, komu?

• Authors: Sawicki Olgierd , Szczerba Waldemar

Title variants

EN

WHO WANTS NORBLIN, WHO?

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

EN

The example of old Norblin’s factory in Warsaw shows that seemingly uninteresting and neglected old industrial structures conceal great historic values. They should be protected and adapted for contemporary functions in order to illustrate in this way the history of our home industry. Warsaw has a number of industrial buildings which the Town Monuments Conservator is ready to protect against inevitable decline. However, this is not always possible. It is often the case that before we realize the values represented by a specific structure it is already earmarked for demolition as useless and technically worn-out. Its repair is too expensive for those interested in its rescue. Unfortunately interventions of conservators and appeals for the concern for the old factory are not always e ffe c tive. The programme for the protection and new application of former Norblin’s factory, situated in the centre of Warsaw of today, was distinguished in 1981 with the 1st Prize of the General Monuments Conservator in an annual competition for design works in the field of monuments protection. The present article will undoubtedly bring the Readers closer to the problems faced by the authors of the programme envisaged for this exceptionally specific specimen of industrial architecture typical of the 18th-19th centuries, i.e. Norblin. The building is situated in the heart of the town and thus makes difficult the extension of the traffic system. When the hitherto user of the factory (’’Warszawa” Metal Rolling Mill) le ft the old walls and moved into new premises the Museum of Technics undertook the initiative to rescue the structure, seeing in it an opportunity of arranging th e re the Museum of the Warsaw Industry. The initiative was received by the population with great applause. On the other hand, town authorities are still ready to pull down the building in order to unblock a traffic system in this part of Warsaw. The authors of the programme worked out four proposals for future appearance of Norblin’s factory, as apart from the Museum of Technics, Warsaw craftsmen, the Museum of Printing and Monuments Conservation Workshop also show their interest in the idea. One thing is certain — the complex has to serve Warsaw’s inhabitants and cannot be demolished.

Keywords

PL

Norblin; fabryka Norblina; stare obiekty przemysłowe; studium programowo-przestrzenne Norblina; projekt zagospodarowania przestrzennego; dzieje fabryki; fazy rozwoju

• Publisher: Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
• Journal: Ochrona Zabytków
• Year: 1983
• Issue: 1-2
• Pages: 101-110

Dates

published

1983

Contributors

author

Sawicki Olgierd

• mgr inż. arch., PP PKZ — Oddział w Warszawie

author

Szczerba Waldemar

• mgr inż. arch., PP PKZ — Oddział w Warszawie

Identifiers

ISSN

0029-8247