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City Rooftop Residential by Roland Stanczyk Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design

Roland Stanczyk recognized for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for City Rooftop Residential by Roland Stanczyk. The recognition forms part of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Bronze A' Design Award Explained

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

More About City Rooftop Residential

City Rooftop stylistically fits into the architectural style of modern residential building located in historical surrounding. Details of the designed furniture and doors correspond to Polish ornamentation from the 20s and 30s. but the are modern in the same time. New bespoke furniture has been juxtaposed with modern Italian sofas and chairs. The décor of the flat is complemented by paintings of the Polish artists from the first half of XX century.

About Roland Stanczyk

Roland Stańczyk is expirienced interior architect interested in Polish history. Especially architecture. The architect is using design elements typical for interiors of Warsaw from the XIX and XX century, combining them with the new modern ones. The decor of the residential houses and apartments is often complemented by works of Polish artists from the XX century. It is always difficult to blend modern and historical parts of design, but searching the history of the place and looking for fitted objects that would match to the rest, made the designing process both more challenging and more interesting.

Award Record

With this recognition, Roland Stanczyk is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2022 - 2023 and the 2023 - 2024 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award

The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/interior

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
City Rooftop Residential
Function
Residential
Category
Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture and Packaging & Retail
Colors
Black, Dark Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray and Gray
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Roland Stanczyk
Country
Poland
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2023 - 2024
Design ID
#148036

Design Details

Unique Properties
The intention of the architect was to design a luxurious apartment for an active married couple, who normally lives in the countryside 200 km away from Warsaw, but would like to enjoy the cultural life of the capitol. The designing process was a huge pleasure - it is not often the case that an architect has a chance to work for people he understands and truly likes. He had to find ways to make the designed space correspond to the building combining new and old architecture.
Inspiration
Polish ornamentation from interwar period. Modern, residential buildnig with designed flat has buid in it interwar tenement house. That idea of mixing old and new architecture inspired me to create that interior. The design combine moderm elements with this typical for interiors of Warsaw from the 30s and 40s of 20 century. The decor of the flat is complemented by art of the Polish artists from the 20 century. The classical sculpture was create by well known Polish sculpturer from 21 century.
Research
I am interested in Polish history. Especially architecture. It was a great pleasure working with the flat located in a modern building of Warsaw near Vistula river district. The residential building had been build with great attention to historical surroundings. Interior design of the apartment was made compatible with the architecture of the entire building,
Challenge
The architect must have done in-depth research in order to make the space correspond historically to the facade and surroundings of the building Most difficult was combining modern and historical part of design. Searching the history and looking for related objects made the designing process more interesting.
Realization and Technology
Organizing and supervising realization team. Remodeling the space by changing dividing walls. Adding hidden air-conditioning. Changing heating system and water connections. Bespoke furniture and doors made of real wood. Some of them veneered and some lacquered. Furniture details designing.Bespoke beds design. Stone details designing. The Stones were cut by water jets. Personalized furniture from Italy. Supervising in art selection. All the others: textiles, sound&TV, accessories...
Operation and Interaction
It is not often the case that an architect has a chance to work for people he understands and truly likes. We all wanted to design a luxurious urban apartment for an active married couple.
Project Duration and Location
Project started at January 2022. Finished at February 2023. Located in the center of Warsaw, near to Vistula river. Located in the modern residential building combined wit the old tenement house from interwar period.
Specifications
Apartment area is 120 sq. m. Kitchen connected with living, two bathroom, three bedroom, holl
Keywords
Historical Distric, Historical Flat, Socialist Realist District, Bespoke Furniture, Modernization, Remodeling space, Oak floor, Marble floor, Furniture details

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