Detached house – between luxury and economy. The district of Szklarska Poręba – the specificity of the development

Anna Wojtas-Harań

doi:10.5277/arc190205

Abstract

The intention of the article was to highlight the problem of selecting vital elements in order to protect the landscape, which also consists of specific architecture and urban planning. It was also intended to show the advantages of attractive quarters and recognize the premises that decided about this uniqueness. A method of observation and study of individual cases was adopted. The analysis covered the construction of significant, selected buildings, based on archival documents, photographic materials, and site visits. The research shows that the applied design solutions, characteristic of the Karkonosze Mountains resorts, were the consequence of new ideas emerging in art, life and architecture. In confrontation with the present day, the luxury of historical solutions relied, among others also to leave space for the surrounding mountains. Taking into account the effect obtained, this principle should be accepted as timeless.