TY - JOUR
TI - Architectural form, function and potential of multi-family building complexes built in the twenty-first century in Krakow presented on the example of Kurdwanów Nowy and Piaski Nowe estates
AU - Woźniczka, Magdalena
TI - Architectural form, function and potential of multi-family building complexes built in the twenty-first century in Krakow presented on the example of Kurdwanów Nowy and Piaski Nowe estates
AB - 
	Piaski Wielkie and Kurdwanów are former suburbs of Krakow. Over the past half century their space has been changed significantly. The first modifications took place in the 1970s and 1980s. The Piaski Nowe and Kurdwanów Nowy estates were built during this time. In the twenty-first century, the number of inhabitants of Krakow has been constantly increasing. As a result, the attention of real estate developers is once again focused on the regions.

	At present, these areas are intensively built-up. In some regions, the speed of development of road and service infrastructure is slower than the construction of residential buildings. This tendency can be seen in Piaski Nowe. Last-century projects are the main basis for the functioning of this complex. It is important to determine the forms found in these housing estates, their functions and potential. The results of the research will contribute to effective spatial policy.

	The article characterises architectural forms, spatial structures and basic functions of housing complexes built in the years 1999–2019 in Piaski Nowe and Kurdwanów Nowy. The research has showed that both estates have a predisposition to be attractive places to live. This fact is supported by existing public service facilities and developing private services. The location between the third and fourth Krakow ring road is also an important factor. An analysis of architectural forms has revealed changes in the way how the buildings are formed. There is a tendency to simplify building massings. The presented projects show that simplification is not synonymous with the end of potential for creating forms. It is just a path to new solutions.
VL - 2020
IS - 31/2020
PY - 2020
SN - 1731-2442
C1 - 2543-8700
SP - 82
EP - 92
DO - 10.4467/25438700SM.20.011.12689
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/srodowisko-mieszkaniowe/article/architectural-form-function-and-potential-of-multi-family-building-complexes-built-in-the-twenty-first-century-in-krakow-presented-on-the-example-of-kurdwanow-nowy-and-piaski-nowe-estates
KW - Kurdwanów
KW - Piaski Wielkie
KW - multi-family housing estates in Krakow