Forge Loft Primary Function: Ītlahtlālīliz Chāntli Ihtic by Jan Sikora is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl in Callitic Tlacauhtli ihuan Tlanextilizpan Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.
IztacteocuitlatlCallitic· 2021
Forge Loft Primary Function: Ītlahtlālīliz Chāntli Ihtic
by Jan Sikora
Client: ICC Real Estate
Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl Winner in Callitic Category
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The Design
About Forge Loft Primary Function: Ītlahtlālīliz Chāntli Ihtic
Forge Loft ce loft chāntli tlein ōmochīuh ihtic ce huēhuē tepoztlatzotzonalōyān ompa Leszno, Polonia. Inīn tepoztlatzotzonalōyān īcotōn ce tepozālōyān tlein ōmochīuh ipan caxtōlpōhualli mahtlāctli oncē xihuitl (siglo XIX), tlein āxcān mocuepa ce nemōhualōyān. In ihtic mopēhualtia ica tlaīxnāmiquiliztli. In yancuīc tetlacatiltiltli tepāntli, cementli tlālpantli īhuān tlaquetzalli mopiya quen chipāhuac tēixpantihqueh in ye ōpanoc. In yancuīc tlamantli zan achi īhuān cualnēzqui, quichīhuah ce yōlcāyōtl in huēhuē tetēctli. In tlīltic tlaīxpechtli, tepoztli tlacoyōnīlli, ce tepoztli tepāncalli īhuān ce mimiliuhcāpahtlāctli quitlālia in tepōtztli, in ihcuāc totōnqui tlanechicōlli īhuān yamānqui tlaquēmitl quiyamānia in tepoztlachīhualiztli īyeliz. Inīn chāntli quipiya ce cēmpōhualli ommahtlāctli (120) mētro nāuhcāmpa iuhcāyōtl.
The Recognition
About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl
Forge Loft Primary Function: Ītlahtlālīliz Chāntli Ihtic ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Iztacteocuitlatl, hueyi tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in huel yectli, tlanextic ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Iztacteocuitlatl ca cenca cualli ihuan cenca yancuic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli, toltecayotl ihuan ixtlamatiliztli intlachihuanime. Ca quinequi in Forge Loft Primary Function: Ītlahtlālīliz Chāntli Ihtic ca cenca cualli, cenca motequiuhtia ihuan yancuic. Ni dizayno in quicuic Iztacteocuitlatl quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Forge Loft Primary Function: Ītlahtlālīliz Chāntli Ihtic quiyolchicahua in tlacah, quipaquiltia ihuan quitlamahuiztiltia.
Behind the Design
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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.
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