FIU FIU Boutique / Marcin Kwietowicz + BudCud

FIU FIU Boutique / Marcin Kwietowicz + BudCud - Door, Windows, FacadeFIU FIU Boutique / Marcin Kwietowicz + BudCud - Image 3 of 14FIU FIU Boutique / Marcin Kwietowicz + BudCud - BedroomFIU FIU Boutique / Marcin Kwietowicz + BudCud - BeamFIU FIU Boutique / Marcin Kwietowicz + BudCud - More Images+ 9

  • Architects: BudCud, Marcin Kwietowicz: BudCud and Marcin Kwietowicz
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  31
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2011
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Jan Smaga

Text description provided by the architects. Young architects dream about designing and building big houses; however, the reality is quite the opposite, leaving them to work on small scale commissions. FiuFiu boutique is one of those petite spaces, and its concept is based on the yearning for making homes even out of paper mache.

FIU FIU Boutique / Marcin Kwietowicz + BudCud - Image 8 of 14
© Jan Smaga

Bright forms on frigid blue background recall the enchanted atmosphere of Scanidinavian landscape (or its imaginary archetype), because all the shop items originate from there. The extra long gable house, looking like being freehand drawn by a child, is cut in three with red steel blades and slightly shifted to create complementary space for a cash desk, a fitting room and storage space.

Diagram

Each of acquired spaces is furnished with the same simple items such as rails, ledges and lamps. Steel coulisses optically shorten long, enlighten only from one side room and encourage a passer-by to enter the shop and indulge in the scandinavian atmosphere.

Floor Plan

When looking at the small houses from the outside, it is finally possible to see their genuine nature- solid and beautiful wooden structure. Raw carpentry is emphasized by the use of the volume's snow white interiors.

FIU FIU Boutique / Marcin Kwietowicz + BudCud - Image 10 of 14
© Jan Smaga

This nordic fairy tale cottage was put 'ad hoc' in an existing space, where the only inference was painting the walls and ceiling in one color. The light reflected from these plains enters the houses, making the shop interior appear even lighter and more spacious.

FIU FIU Boutique / Marcin Kwietowicz + BudCud - Beam
© Jan Smaga

Text provided by Budcud and Marcin Kwietowicz

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Address:Warsaw, Poland

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Cite: "FIU FIU Boutique / Marcin Kwietowicz + BudCud" 11 Nov 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/182822/fiu-fiu-boutique-budcud-and-marcin-kwietowicz> ISSN 0719-8884

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