CONSERVATION ISSUES RELATED TO THE AVANT-CORPS OF KAROL POZNAŃSKI’S PALACE IN LODZ

The article presents a comprehensive approach to the conservation of the avant-corps with the winter garden of Karol Poznański’s palace in Lodz, a building of symbolic importance for the city. Based on historical analysis, in situ and laboratory tests and consultations with the “Marciniak & Witasiak Architekci” studio, the condition of the avant-corps before the renovation was determined and the causes of degradation were identified. The analysis of the composition of mortars and polychromes, carried out by Elżbieta Orłowska, M.A., allowed for reconstructing the original appearance. A revalorization strategy combining conservative methods with innovative solutions, emphasizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to the conservation of objects of high historical and cultural value, is described.