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The Vienna Park Loft Ann Am Cityloft by Zsolt Szalai

The Vienna Park Loft Ann Am Cityloft by Zsolt Szalai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Duais Umha A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Àiteachan Taobh a-staigh agus Taisbeanaidh Competition Category.


UmhaTaobh a-staigh· 2023

The Vienna Park Loft Ann Am Cityloft

by Zsolt Szalai

Client: BFZ Barrierefreie Zone GmbH

Duais Umha A' Design Award Winner in Taobh a-staigh Category

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The Design

About The Vienna Park Loft Ann Am Cityloft

Tionndadh àros tarraingeach thairis air trì làir, leis a’ phrìomh adhbhar na pàirtean beaga a th ’ann a sgaoileadh agus àros sòghail farsaing a chruthachadh. Chaidh na seòmraichean lùbach fhosgladh gu structarail agus gu fradharcach agus air an leudachadh. Bho stoc stèidhichte agus stuthan leithid rèilichean staidhre, preas-aodaich agus amaran fhlùraichean, thàinig iad gu bhith nan ìomhaighean gun samhail. Tha an roghainn de dhhathan agus stuthan air a lughdachadh gus barrachd àite a thoirt do chànan cruth agus co-dhèanamh nan nithean le agus am measg a chèile.

The Recognition

About the Duais Umha A' Design Award

Tha The Vienna Park Loft Ann Am Cityloft air Duais Umha A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean sònraichte a tha air an comharrachadh le cruthachalachd, innleachd agus geurchuis. Tha buannaichean Umha nan obraichean gu math sgileil agus gu sònraichte cruthachail a dhearbhas eòlas farsaing, mac-meanmna agus tapachd an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi The Vienna Park Loft Ann Am Cityloft na nì air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach, a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Umha A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr ann an ealain, saidheans, dealbhadh agus teicneolas an gnìomh, agus tha e sàr-mhath airson an aire do mhion-fhiosrachadh. Bidh The Vienna Park Loft Ann Am Cityloft a' sàsachadh fheumalachdan gu h-iongantach, a' suathadh ri miannan, a' tàladh faireachdainnean agus a' togail fiosrachd.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Conversion of an attic apartment over three floors, with the main motive to dissolve the existing small parts and create a spacious luxury apartment.
The winding rooms were structurally and visually opened and enlarged.
From fixed stock and objects such as stair railings, wardrobe and flower troughs, became unique sculptures.
The choice of colors and materials is reduced in order to give more space to the language of form and the composition of the objects with and among each other.
Dimensions & Packaging
The loft has an approximate total size of 250 square meters.
Tags
timeless, luxurious, sculpture, unique, Loft, steel, corian, interior design, black and white
Production Technology
The materials used in this project were DuPont Corian, wood, burnished steel, Corten steel and mirrors. Most of the sculptures are made of burnished steel and Corian. The designer also used Corten steel for indoor and outdoor use. The Corten steel for the interior was sealed to stop rusting and prevent wear of the material.
Design Challenge
Designing and planning sculptures in such a way that useful items such as air conditioning units and inspection openings are located within them or hidden behind them was very important in this project. All this equipment must be accessible at all times for repairs and maintenance.
Research
Through skillful planning, the designer was able to create works of art even from classic and essential areas of this loft. Instead of a normal staircase railing, he made artistic sculptures that subtly guide visitors to the next floor, where the open main living space is located.
Inspiration
The inspiration of the planning was, besides the essential areas of a classic apartment, to create space for special rooms, which are otherwise hard to find. For example, the cigar corner, with a floating bar and wine fridge or the theater room. This is a partially separated space, behind the divan and next to the dining area, with access via stairs on both sides of the divan. Its distinctive feature is the five-meter mirrored wall and the hand basin in the center.
Project Duration
The project started in 2021 and ended in early 2023. It is located in the 4th district in Vienna, Austria.
Operation Flow
In this project, all the requirements and wishes of the client were realized in a unique way. The choice of materials and colors is consciously reduced to let the special design language of the artist speak for itself in his sculptures. It was important to give this loft special characteristics and to set eye-catching accents.
Image Credits
1: Photographer Zsolt Szalai, Staircase one, 2023
2: Photographer Zsolt Szalai, Corian relief wall, 2023
3: Photographer Zsolt Szalai, Upper floor, 2023
4: Photographer Zsolt Szalai, Kitchen, 2023
5: Photographer Zsolt Szalai, Staircase two, 2023

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