Drapacz Chmur, Functionalist residential building in Katowice, Poland
Drapacz Chmur is a functionalist residential building in Katowice with fourteen floors and a height of 62 meters. The distinctive steel frame construction with prominent balconies defines its architectural appearance.
The building was completed in 1934 and remained Poland's second tallest structure until 1955. Architects Tadeusz Kozłowski and Stefan Bryła created a landmark of modern residential architecture in Eastern Europe.
The building housed staff members of the Silesian Revenue Office and later attracted artists and writers who made their homes here. Residents experienced daily life in one of the most forward-thinking apartment buildings of its era.
The building features three elevators, including a freight elevator, to serve its residential sections. A connector corridor on the fourth floor links the residential and administrative areas together.
The building was among the first in Poland to incorporate a modern garbage disposal chute system within its residential shafts. Before World War II, the observation deck served air defense monitoring purposes.
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