Forge Loft Primary Function: Ƙirar Cikin Gida na Gida by Jan Sikora

Forge Loft Primary Function: Ƙirar Cikin Gida na Gida by Jan Sikora is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa in Cikin Gida Competition Category.

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Forge Loft Primary Function: Ƙirar Cikin Gida na Gida

by Jan Sikora

Client: ICC Real Estate

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa Winner in Cikin Gida Category

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The Design

About Forge Loft Primary Function: Ƙirar Cikin Gida na Gida

Book Text: Forge Loft wani gidan loft ne da aka gina a cikin wani tsohon wurin ƙira na ƙarfe a Leszno, ƙasar Poland. Wurin ƙira na ƙarfen wani ɓangare ne na masana'antar famfo na ƙarni na sha tara wanda ake juyawa zuwa wani rukunin zama. An gina cikin gidan ne bisa bambanci. An bar ainihin bangwayen bulo, benayen kankare da ginshiƙan ƙofofin a matsayin shaidun tarihi na zamanin da. Sabbin abubuwa suna da tsaka-tsaki kuma masu kyau, suna samar da tsari ga tsarin gine-ginen tarihi. Fuskoki masu baƙar fata, ƙarfe mai huhu, shingen ƙarfe da matakala mai murɗiya suna kafa asalin baya, yayin da kayan haɗi masu ɗumi da kayan yadi masu laushi ke sanya halin masana'antar ya yi taushi. Gidan ya mamaye murabba'in mita 120.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa

Zanen Forge Loft Primary Function: Ƙirar Cikin Gida na Gida ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa, wata karramawa mai tsananin daraja da ake bai wa zane-zane na matakin koli, masu kyau sosai kuma masu burgewa. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Azurfa ayyuka ne masu haske sosai da ƙirƙira mai yawa waɗanda ke nuna ƙwarewa, baiwa da kaifin tunanin masu zanensu. Ana sa ran zanen Forge Loft Primary Function: Ƙirar Cikin Gida na Gida ya zama aiki mai ban mamaki, abin koyi, mai ƙwarewa sosai kuma mai ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire mai zurfi. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa ƙirƙira ce mai abin lura sosai, da ake sha'awa, wacce ke amfanar da kuma kai iyakokin fasaha, kimiyya, zane da fasahar zamani gaba. Zanen Forge Loft Primary Function: Ƙirar Cikin Gida na Gida ƙirƙira ce da ake yi wa hassada sosai wacce ke tada sha'awa, tana kawo jin daɗi kuma tana haifar da mamaki da al'ajabi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Adaptation of an old forge located in Leszno, Poland into an apartment. The Forge is part of a 19th-century factory of pumps, which ICC Real Estate is turning into a living space. Its vast courtyard is built up on all sides with ceramic brick buildings formed into a technological sequence. In this interior, contrast is the key: what is found is dirty and has broken colors (brick, concrete). What is new is neutral but elegant - it created an ideal compositional "frame" for the historical tissue.
Dimensions & Packaging: 120 square metres, size: 13x7m (ground floor), 7x4m (mezzanine - added)
Tags: interior, loft, factory, forge, revitalization, Poland, apartment, residential
Production Technology: The loft space has its original brick walls, a concrete floor, lintels and other raw elements. Black (in many variants and versions) creates the background with fenix matte in kitchen cabinets, perforated steel, the rhythm of a steel railing, and a soft line of spiral stairs. Accessories in warm shades and soft textures break the postindustrial character. A painting of New York made by the designer was the final touch.
Design Challenge: The key to the success of the project was full control of its implementation. The designer had to be very direct, sharp in opinions and determined - it was easy to destroy this place with a few weak decisions. An additional problem was the implementation of the project during the pandemic. A smaller budget, variable work schedule and disorganized process were some of the difficulties that had to be faced.
Research: Pragmatic aproach to research was implemented, along with case study research. Objectives of the research were to understand the space of the factory and keep the existing character of the forge. Case study methodology was used with focus groups data collection. The effect of the revitalisation is yet to be known, but it can bring the area to live again, while celebrating its history.
Inspiration: The space of the old forge was an amazing inspiration, just like the industrial feel of the pump factory surrounding it. It had the perfection of old dirty walls and a unique atmosphere and smell of a forge. The concept emarged in designer's head moments after experiencing the place for the first time. Raw elements, left as a witness of the history, contrasted with softness of fabrics and greenery.
Project Duration: The project started in February 2020 and finished in November 2020.
Operation Flow: The cities we live in are the museums of our ancestors. Walking the streets (in atmosphere, smell, scale or image of the city) we get to know its history. The pump factory has been unused for almost 30 years. Now it gets to live again with a new function, providing its residents with a space that appratiates its history, instead of hiding it.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Jan Sikora, 2020
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Tom Kurek, Forge Loft, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer Tom Kurek, Forge Loft, 2020.
Image #3: Photographer Tom Kurek, Forge Loft, 2020.
Image #4: Photographer Tom Kurek, Forge Loft, 2020.
Image #5: Photographer Tom Kurek, Forge Loft, 2020.