Jazz Club Fantom

• location: Poland, Bytom, Plac Karin Stanek 1
• architects: Przemo Łukasik, Łukasz Zagała
• associate architects: Rafał Dziedzic, Michał Sokołowski, Konrad Basan, Michał Frączek, Zuzanna Mielczarek
• investor: private
• usable floor area: 158 sqm
• design: 2012
• realization: 2013

Jazz Club Fantom is a place known to people who love good music and good cuisine, an uncompromising place on the Silesian map of the region. Since its establishment in 1998, the club has been known and appreciated for its approach to presenting alternative sounds and smuggling new musical trends.

Functional changes made during the general refurbishment of the building in which Fantom is located forced the investor to make a serious decision, which resulted in a new creation of the premises and a change of the interior design. Despite the impression of radical changes, the spirit of the well-known Fantom remained, which was important to both the conscious investor and the architects. All the changes were made against the background of the old substance and the finish of the walls, which became, as it were, a leitmotif and a link in the story between the old and new eras of the premises. Due to the change in the club’s spatial layout, it was necessary to take a new look at aspects of the bar and stage. The bar took the form of old shop refrigerators against which a functional composition of old, polished cabinets and wall units was created, while an industrial container serves as an intimate stage during concerts. In view of the club’s strong culinary connotations, a bistro-type room was created in which the raw walls were complemented by oak boards to soften the room’s cool character. The raw, industrial, radical interior was furnished with warm and cosy furniture from the late 1960s and early 1970s and complemented by ambient lighting, creating a balanced compilation of such radically different aesthetics.

Today, after the reopening of the premises, it is safe to say that the renovation is over… against all appearances, because Fantom in its new formula is still a club without compromises.