Jan
Aleksander Bagieński (24 January 1883, Soroca, Bessarabia – 12 June 1967, Lviv)
was an engineer architect and teacher.
Born
in a family of Polish provincial gentry, Bagieński finished the gymnasium in
Kerch (Crimea). In 1902 he entered the Mathematical and Physical Faculty of
Warsaw University. In 1905 his ardour for Renaissance architecture caused his
transfer to the architectural department of Lviv Polytechnic, from which he
graduated in 1915, being considered a very gifted student.
He
served his architectural internship in Lviv, in the architectural and
construction company of Wojciech Dembiński, whose creative work is virtually
not reflected in present-day scientific and popular literature. In 1910-1927, together
with Bagieński, this architect constructed buildings at the following contemporary
addresses: Henerala Chuprynky street 56 (1910), Konovaltsia street 44
(1910-1912), Hertsena street 6 (1912; the staircase stained-glass window may be
designed by Jan Bagieński), Kotliarevskoho street 37/37a (1913-1914; in the
style of classicizing Art Nouveau), etc. In the same period (1910-1914) the
name of Jan Bagieński was associated with the construction of residential
buildings on Henerala Chuprynky street 68, Bohuna street 8, Novakivskoho street
8/10 (1912) and others.
Having
got his diploma, he spent 4 years (1916-1920) in the Crimea where, as the city
architect Aleksandr Vensan's senior assistant, in 1916-1918 he designed and
managed the construction of a complex of structures belonging to the Cadet
Marine Corps in Sevastopol. Vensan and Bagieński designed and built many private villas and
small palaces, which, taking into account the specifics of the Crimea, were
incorporated into the local landscape.
Jan Bagieński
returned to Lviv in 1920 and began to actively work as an architect designer,
as well as a lecturer at Lviv Polytechnic (from the academic year 1921-1922).
In 1923-1924 it was on his initiative that a general course of classical
architecture forms was introduced at the Polytechnic. At first Bagieński worked
as a senior assistant at the Department of Architecture; from 1926-1927 he
began teaching at the Department of Historical Architecture. From 1931 he
worked as a deputy professor at the Department of Architecture, from 1932 as a professor
of the lower rank and from 1938-1939 as a professor. In the academic year
1932-1933 he was the dean of the Department of Architecture and in the subsequent
4 years served as the vice-dean of this department. From 1931 till 1945 he
headed the First Subdepartment of Architecture.
As
an architect designer Bagieński was known for reconstructing and adapting
buildings to contemporary requirements. Among these the following buildings can
be mentioned: number 9 on Sichovykh Striltsiv street (former Austro-Hungarian
Bank), where in 1914-1921 he rebuilt the staircase with stained-glass windows
and a hall on the second floor in the neoclassicist style; the former palace of
the Bielski, Potocki and Komorowski on the Halytska square 10 (1934); the building
on Kyryla i Mefodiya street 15, which he reconstructed together with Wojciech
Dembiński in 1927 at the request of count Juliusz
Dunin-Borkowski.
Jan Bagieński
spent the years of the Second World War in Lviv, continuing to teach at the
Polytechnic. He was one of the few professors of this educational institution
who remained in Lviv after the war. His most prominent project from this period
was that of a complex of residential buildings for 5 thousand inhabitants in
Balaklava in the Crimea (1945-1955). Beginning from the second half of the
1950s, he was engaged exclusively in teaching.
He
was a member and organizer of several public organizations in Lviv, in
particular the Lviv branch of the Union of Architects of Ukraine, as well as a
member of the Regional Council for Architecture. In 1961 he was awarded the
medal "For labour valour".
Since
1922 he worked in the editorial team of the magazine Architekt (Krakow). He published about 30 articles, thematically
related to the work of the architect, in various specialized periodicals,
including those published in the Architekt.
He also worked on a monograph entitled The
Development of Designing Residential Buildings and Their Environments,
which was neither finished nor published).
Bagieński
educated about 370 architects. Among them, for example, Roman Lypka, a famous
Lviv architect, researcher of Lviv's architectural monuments and lecturer of
Lviv Polytechnic, can be mentioned.
Jan Bagieński
was buried at the Lychakivsky cemetery in Lviv.
Works
Buildings designed by Jan Bagieński in Lviv:
1910 — house on Henerala Chuprynky street 56, together with Wojciech Dembiński.
1910-1912 — house on Konovaltsia street 44, together with Wojciech Dembiński.
1912 — house on Hertsena street 6, together with Wojciech Dembiński (the stained glass window of the staircase was probably designed according to a project by Jan Bagieński).
1912 — residential buildings on Henerala Chuprynky street 68; Bohuna street 8; Novakivskoho street 8/10.
1913-1914 — house on Kotliarevskoho street 37/37a, together with Wojciech Dembiński.
1923 — palace of the count Bielski, constructed in the academic Art Nouveau style on Kopernika street 42 (now the House of the Teacher).
1925 — villa on I. Franka street 150.
1937-1939 — 6-storied building in the functionalist style, built for insurance and medical institutions at the intersection of Zelena street 12 and the Petrushevycha square (now the Research Institute of Epidemiology and Hygiene).
Reconstruction projects:
1914-1921 — redevelopment of a staircase with stained-glass windows and a hall on the first floor in the neoclassicist style in the building of the former Austro-Hungarian bank on Sichovykh Striltsiv street 9.
1927 — reconstruction of the building on Kyryla i Mefodiya street 15 (together with Wojciech Dembiński) at the request of count Juliusz Dunin-Borkowski.
1934 — reconstruction of the former Palace of Bielski, Potocki and Komorowski in the courtyard on the Halytska square 10 (mid-18th century, architect P. Ricaud de Tirregaille).
Buildings designed by Jan Bagieński outside Lviv:
building of the Polish bank, a hospital and a cinema in Drohobych;
small palace on Schucha alley in Warsaw;
sanatorium in Żegiestów, together with Zbigniew Wardzała;
The former Bielski Palace (today, as of 2009 — the Teacher's House; 1921–1923, architect –– Jan Bagieński). Neoclassicism. The site on which the palace was constructed is separated from the street by a fence with a gate. To the west, it adjoins buildings from the early twentieth century. The complex of interiors includes a grand hall. An example of interwar architecture in Lviv.
Житловий будинок (1912–1914, арх. Ян Баґенський, архітектурне бюро Войцеха Дембінського). Неокласицизм. Монументальна споруда у ряді житлової забудови. Пам'ятка — ранній приклад неокласицизму у львівській архітектурі ХХ ст.
The apartment building was constructed in 1910–1911. The co-authors of the project were architect Jan Bageński and builder Wojciech Dembiński. It is a three-story cornerstone building. The prismatic structure, topped with a high roof, has a cut corner. The facades, separated from the sidewalks by flower beds and fences, feature elongated double and triple windows. The rectangular outline of the plan is enlivened by protruding walls. The axis of the internal composition is the staircase block. The stylistic "costume" features modernized forms of medieval architecture. In later years, the building was significantly rebuilt.
The apartment building was constructed in 1910–1911. The design was developed by architect Jan Bagieński and builder Wojciech Dembiński. The three-story townhouse with a basement and a mansard is separated from the street by a strip of flowerbeds. On the façade, which is topped by a high triangular pediment, wide rectangular windows are composed, with a portal and a bay window flanked by balconies in the center. The block is V-shaped in plan, with one of its wings formed by an outbuilding wing that encloses the inner courtyard. The style of the building is based on simplified, geometric forms of medieval architecture.
The apartment building was constructed in 1912–1913 according to a design developed by architect Jan Bagieński and builder Wojciech Dembiński. The large five-story townhouse was built on a hillside, on the site of a garden plot adjacent to one of the cottages that made up the Kastelivka complex of individual houses. The natural conditions of the terrain determined the complex, broken perimeter of the plan. The façades of the building have virtually no decor. The core of the internal planning structure is the staircase shaft inside the massive body, around which the apartment sections are freely composed.
This apartment building was constructed between 1909 and 1910. The design was developed by architect Jan Bagieński and master builder Wojciech Dembiński. A three-story townhouse is integrated into the block's perimeter development and features a symmetrical façade aligned with the property line. The structure is topped by two Neogothic gables, between which sits a balustrade featuring tracery. The internal axis of symmetry is defined by the entryways and the stairwell, with apartments arranged symmetrically on either side. An avant-corps projecting from the courtyard side gives the floor plan a T-shaped configuration. It is a prime example of Late Historicist architecture.
The apartment building was constructed in 1910–1911. The co-authors of the project were architect Jan Bageński and builder Wojciech Dembiński. It is a four-story stone building with a basement and an attic floor under a high roof. It has an L-shaped layout with an elongated wing, the broken arm of which surrounds the inner courtyard. It is part of the perimeter development. The facade features narrow two- and three-section windows and an avant-corps, complemented by asymmetrically placed balconies, with the entrance gate shifted to the right and a high triangular pediment. The axis of the planning structure is the stairwell in the center of the building. The style of massive forms is defined by modernized motifs of medieval architecture. In later years, the building was significantly rebuilt.
Вілла-палац, збудована в 1923–1925 рр. за проектом Яна Баґенського для Антонія Увєри, торговця тканинами, власника готелю "Європейський" . За радянських часів вілла
використовувалась для проживання командувачів Прикарпатського військового
округу та приїжджих генералів. У 1991 р. вона передана Літературно-меморіальному музею Івана
Франка.
The former Biesiadecki Palace (also formerly owned by the Bielski, Potocki, and Komorowski families; currently housing a library) was built in the early eighteenth century. It underwent major changes over the years: a reconstruction in 1756 by architect Pierre Ricaud de Tirregaille; an interior renovation in the 1820s by architect Fryderyk Bauman; and a further reconstruction in 1934 by architect Jan Bagieński. The architectural styles include Rococo, Empire (in the interior), and Neoclassicism.This standalone building is set back within the property behind a garden, which is separated from the square by a stone wall with an entrance gate. It is a prime example of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century urban palace architecture. Despite various renovations, the monument has preserved its original structural core.
The Lviv Polytechnical National University Laboratory and Academic Center #1 was built in 1965-66; the project was headed by Ivan Bahenskyi who worked with the architects Roman Lypka, Andriy Rudnytskyi, and Mykola Mykula. The structure is in the Modernist style. The building is comprised on lecture and instruction auditoriums, an assembly hall, and student cafeteria. As of 2013, it serves as an academic center for Lviv Polytechnical.
Vul. Henerala Chuprynky, 56 – residential building
Vul. Bohuna, 6 – residential building
Вул. Івана Франка, 150 – Літературно-меморіальний музей Івана Франка
Pl. Halytska, 10 – Library of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, former Biesiadecki Palace
Vul. Starosolskych, 2/4 – Lviv Polytechnical National University Laboratory and Academic Center #1
Vul. Zelena, 12 – The Lviv regional sanitary and epidemiological station
Organizations
Polytechnic Society (Towarzystwo politechniczne)
Founded in 1876, functioned until 1939 (from 1913 known as the Polish
Polytechnic Society) — the first and leading non-governmental organization of technical
professionals in the crownland of Galicia. Combined the characteristics of a
trade union and a scientific society. Responsible for the founding of the
Industrial Museum in Lviv, the introduction to the city of electricity and the sewerage
system, etc.