Forge Loft Fonksyon Prensipal: Konsepsyon Enteryè Apatman by Jan Sikora

Forge Loft Fonksyon Prensipal: Konsepsyon Enteryè Apatman by Jan Sikora is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Ajan in Enteryè Competition Category.

AjanEnteryè· 2021

Forge Loft Fonksyon Prensipal: Konsepsyon Enteryè Apatman

by Jan Sikora

Client: ICC Real Estate

A' Design Award Ajan Winner in Enteryè Category

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The Design

About Forge Loft Fonksyon Prensipal: Konsepsyon Enteryè Apatman

Forge Loft se yon apatman loft ki kreye anndan yon ansyen forj nan Leszno, Polòy. Forj la se yon pati nan yon faktori ponp ki soti nan 19yèm syèk k ap transfòme an yon konplèks abitasyon. Enteryè a baze sou kontras. Miray brik orijinal yo, planche an beton yo ak lento yo konsève kòm temwen brit tan pase a. Nouvo eleman yo nèt e elegan, yo fòme yon ankadreman pou estrikti istorik la. Sifas nwa yo, asye pèfore, yon ranp an asye ak yon eskalye an espiral etabli background la, pandan ke akseswa cho yo ak twal dous yo adousi karaktè endistriyèl la. Apatman an kouvri 120 mèt kare.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ajan

Forge Loft Fonksyon Prensipal: Konsepsyon Enteryè Apatman se yon ganyan A' Design Award Ajan, yon rekonesans ki gen yon prestij enmans yo bay design nivo siperyè, bèl anpil e enpresyonan. Ganyan Ajan yo se travay ki trè briyan e ki trè kreyatif ki montre ekspètiz, talan ak finès designer yo. Yo atann Forge Loft Fonksyon Prensipal: Konsepsyon Enteryè Apatman pou se yon bèl travay modèl, remakab nan pwofesyonalis e ki gen gwo inovasyon. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Ajan se yon envansyon trè remakab, admire ki pote benefis e ki pouse limit atizay, syans, design ak teknoloji. Forge Loft Fonksyon Prensipal: Konsepsyon Enteryè Apatman se yon kreyasyon anpil moun jalou ki reveye dezi, ki pote santiman pozitif e ki limen sipriz ak mèvèy.

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.