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THE KIELCE’S UFO BUS STATION WITH FAKRO LIGHT TUNNELS

Thanks to its unique shape, the Kielce’s bus station has been the  city’s showcase from its very beginning. However, its turbulent se veral dozen years history has finally come full circle. The building  has come a long way: from being the city’s symbol through total  ruin and back to its best. FAKRO has also contributed to this revival.  But let’s start from the beginning… 

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The bus station building built over thirty years ago underwent  a thorough revamp in 2018. The contractors modernizing this  building included in the register of monuments had to meet  very stringent requirements and prepare the design preserving  the existing, external shape of the building. Also the shape of the  dome with its characteristic light tunnels had to be preserved.  The architects responsible for the design of the new bus station  contacted our company when looking for light tunnels that  would meet the current requirements and, at the same time,  reflect the historical values of the building.

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There was no such  product in the FAKRO’s offer, but after many discussions, visits  to the construction site, months of work and consultations, we  managed to design and then make appropriate light tunnels.  This project was a real challenge for FAKRO designers. It required  an individual approach to the investor and the creation of  a “tailor-made” product that would satisfy the requirements of  all participants to the project and meet the assumptions of the  modernization. As a result of this work, 196 light tunnels were  made. The light tunnels have good thermal insulation param eters, imitate the original light tunnels and let natural light into  the bus station building illuminating its interior. You can admire  them from August 2020 when the Kielce’s bus station building  got a second life and was put into travellers’ use. 

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Currently, the bus station in Kielce meets the standards of use fulness and features a very attractive design. It has become  a modern, integrated communication centre without barriers.  The completely revamped building, with its characteristic shape  preserved, is still unique not only in Poland, but also in Europe. 
FAKRO light tunnels are perfectly suitable wherever ordinary  roof or vertical windows cannot be installed. They can also be  an additional source of light, allowing you to save electricity.  The more light that illuminates the dome of the light tunnel, the  more light is conveyed to the building interior. 

Project credits

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Auftragnehmer

Product spec sheet

Hersteller

Project data

Projektjahr
2020
Kategorie
Busbahnhöfe
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