Forge Loft Primærfunksjon: Interiørdesign for leilighet by Jan Sikora

Forge Loft Primærfunksjon: Interiørdesign for leilighet by Jan Sikora is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Sølv in Interiør, Butikk- og Utstillingsdesign Competition Category.

SølvInteriør· 2021

Forge Loft Primærfunksjon: Interiørdesign for leilighet

by Jan Sikora

Client: ICC Real Estate

A' Design Award i Sølv Winner in Interiør Category

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The Design

About Forge Loft Primærfunksjon: Interiørdesign for leilighet

Forge Loft er en loftleilighet skapt inne i en gammel smie i Leszno, Polen. Smia er en del av en pumpefabrikk fra 1800-tallet som blir omgjort til et boligkompleks. Interiøret er basert på kontrast. Originale murvegger, betonggulv og overligger er bevart som rå vitner fra fortiden. Nye elementer er nøytrale og elegante, og danner en ramme rundt den historiske strukturen. Svarte overflater, perforert stål, et stålrekkverk og en spiraltrapp setter bakgrunnen, mens varme tilbehør og myke tekstiler mildner den industrielle karakteren. Leiligheten dekker 120 kvadratmeter.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Sølv

Forge Loft Primærfunksjon: Interiørdesign for leilighet er vinner av A' Design Award i Sølv, en usedvanlig prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles design i toppklassen som er nydelige og imponerende. Sølvvinnere er enormt briljante og usedvanlig kreative verk som viser designernes enestående ekspertise, talent og skarpsindighet. Forge Loft Primærfunksjon: Interiørdesign for leilighet forventes å være et praktfullt utstillingsverk som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonelt og dypt nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Sølv, er en svært bemerkelsesverdig, beundret oppfinnelse som gagner og flytter grensene for kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi. Forge Loft Primærfunksjon: Interiørdesign for leilighet er et skaperverk mange misunner, som vekker ønsker, gir positive følelser og vekker undring og forundring.

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.