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Hood
Year:
2025
Area:
108
sq.m.
Location:
Poznańska 37
,
Warszawa
,
Poland
Tagline:
Surgical geometry within a historical shell
Type:
Coffee Shop
,
Bar
,
Bistro
Photo:
Ivan Avdeenko
Honors:
ArtSpace, Best Ukrainian Export Design Award
Year:
2025
Area:
108
sq.m.
Location:
Poznańska 37
,
Warszawa
,
Poland
Tagline:
Surgical geometry within a historical shell
Type:
Coffee Shop
,
Bar
,
Bistro
Photo:
Ivan Avdeenko
Honors:
ArtSpace, Best Ukrainian Export Design Award
About
Warsaw’s HOOD represents an exercise in duality across 108 square metres. Located at 37 Poznańska Street, the space operates on a continuous cycle, seamlessly transforming from morning coffee service to evening sets. The project consciously eschews decoration, offering instead a dialogue between raw materiality and surgically precise geometry, where calm and dynamism coexist.
About
Warsaw’s HOOD represents an exercise in duality across 108 square metres. Located at 37 Poznańska Street, the space operates on a continuous cycle, seamlessly transforming from morning coffee service to evening sets. The project consciously eschews decoration, offering instead a dialogue between raw materiality and surgically precise geometry, where calm and dynamism coexist.
Context
Working within the shell of a pre-war tenement house, we faced the challenge of integrating a contemporary rhythm into a historical context. The task was not merely restoration, but the creation of a scenario that bridges the day’s distinct timeframes. Instead of erecting walls, we employed the architectural tool of "concrete topography"—an artificial landscape that dictates movement and dwelling scenarios within the existing walls.
Context
Working within the shell of a pre-war tenement house, we faced the challenge of integrating a contemporary rhythm into a historical context. The task was not merely restoration, but the creation of a scenario that bridges the day’s distinct timeframes. Instead of erecting walls, we employed the architectural tool of "concrete topography"—an artificial landscape that dictates movement and dwelling scenarios within the existing walls.
Concept
The concept is grounded in finding balance through contrast. The raw textures of the historical shell are counterbalanced by the sharp geometry of new interventions. Spatial dominants include a massive suspended wooden cube and a cantilevered bar, acting as sculptural elements. They combine physical weight with visual lightness, creating volumetric tension and serving as the architectural spine of the interior.
Concept
The concept is grounded in finding balance through contrast. The raw textures of the historical shell are counterbalanced by the sharp geometry of new interventions. Spatial dominants include a massive suspended wooden cube and a cantilevered bar, acting as sculptural elements. They combine physical weight with visual lightness, creating volumetric tension and serving as the architectural spine of the interior.
Concept
The concept is grounded in finding balance through contrast. The raw textures of the historical shell are counterbalanced by the sharp geometry of new interventions. Spatial dominants include a massive suspended wooden cube and a cantilevered bar, acting as sculptural elements. They combine physical weight with visual lightness, creating volumetric tension and serving as the architectural spine of the interior.
Design
The concrete podium acts not merely as flooring, but as a navigation tool. It forms a complex relief that naturally organises seating and intuitively directs visitor flows. This variance in levels allows the venue to adapt to diverse needs, separating rapid transit zones from areas designed for slow dwelling.
Design
The concrete podium acts not merely as flooring, but as a navigation tool. It forms a complex relief that naturally organises seating and intuitively directs visitor flows. This variance in levels allows the venue to adapt to diverse needs, separating rapid transit zones from areas designed for slow dwelling.
The central bar forms the compositional core around which the venue’s life revolves. To overcome the sensation of a narrow, tunnel-like space, we unified the two halls with a single, elongated element that binds the zones and erases the boundary between them. All proportions are designed to elongate dynamics, while glossy surfaces act as optical instruments: visually pushing back walls, multiplying natural light, and creating a complex play of reflections that adds depth to the interior.
The central bar forms the compositional core around which the venue’s life revolves. To overcome the sensation of a narrow, tunnel-like space, we unified the two halls with a single, elongated element that binds the zones and erases the boundary between them. All proportions are designed to elongate dynamics, while glossy surfaces act as optical instruments: visually pushing back walls, multiplying natural light, and creating a complex play of reflections that adds depth to the interior.
The central bar forms the compositional core around which the venue’s life revolves. To overcome the sensation of a narrow, tunnel-like space, we unified the two halls with a single, elongated element that binds the zones and erases the boundary between them. All proportions are designed to elongate dynamics, while glossy surfaces act as optical instruments: visually pushing back walls, multiplying natural light, and creating a complex play of reflections that adds depth to the interior.
The project’s materials emphasise tactility. The palette is built upon a triad: raw white plaster as the background, polished concrete flooring as the foundation, and stainless steel work surfaces as a technogenic accent. Deep matte wood on the bar adds necessary warmth, while the precise joints of large planes form a visually clean, balanced environment.
The project’s materials emphasise tactility. The palette is built upon a triad: raw white plaster as the background, polished concrete flooring as the foundation, and stainless steel work surfaces as a technogenic accent. Deep matte wood on the bar adds necessary warmth, while the precise joints of large planes form a visually clean, balanced environment.
The interior’s material palette is minimalist and tactile: rough white plaster, polished concrete floors, stainless steel work surfaces, and deep matte wood for the bar and furniture. Large planes and precise joints create a balanced environment suitable for constant daily operation.
The interior’s material palette is minimalist and tactile: rough white plaster, polished concrete floors, stainless steel work surfaces, and deep matte wood for the bar and furniture. Large planes and precise joints create a balanced environment suitable for constant daily operation.
Interior design practice
Hospitality · Wellness · Workspaces
Worldwide
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Interior design practice
Hospitality · Wellness · Workspaces
Worldwide
Planning a space?
Tell me what you're working on.
I’ll tell you how I can help.
hi@ponomarenko-volodymyr.com
Interior design practice
Hospitality · Wellness · Workspaces
Worldwide
Planning a space?
Tell me what you're working on.
I’ll tell you how I can help.
hi@ponomarenko-volodymyr.com