Forge Loft Primary Function: Kapangidwe ka Mkati mwa Nyumba ya Fuleti by Jan Sikora is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Mkati mwa Nyumba ndi Mawonekedwe Competition Category.
SilivaMkati· 2021
Forge Loft Primary Function: Kapangidwe ka Mkati mwa Nyumba ya Fuleti
by Jan Sikora
Client: ICC Real Estate
Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award Winner in Mkati Category
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About Forge Loft Primary Function: Kapangidwe ka Mkati mwa Nyumba ya Fuleti
Book Text: Forge Loft ndi fuleti ya mtundu wa loft yomwe yamangidwa mkati mwa nyumba yakale yosulira zitsulo ku Leszno, ku Poland. Nyumba yosulirayi ndi gawo la fakitale ya mapampu ya m'zaka za m'ma 1800 yomwe ikusinthidwa kukhala malo okhalamo anthu. Kapangidwe ka mkati mwake kagona pa kusiyana kwa zinthu. Makoma oyambirira a njerwa, malo apansi a konkriti ndi mitanda yapamwamba pa zitseko zimasungidwa monga mboni zaphesi za m'mbuyomu. Zinthu zatsopano ndi zosalowerera ndale ndiponso zokongola, zopanga chimango cha zomangamanga zakalezi. Malo akuda, chitsulo choboola maenje, mpanda wachitsulo ndi masitepe ozungulira zimapanga chiyambi, pomwe zovala zofunda ndi nsalu zofewa zimachepetsa mawonekedwe a fakitale. Fuletiyi ili ndi malo a masikweya mita 120.
The Recognition
About the Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award
Forge Loft Primary Function: Kapangidwe ka Mkati mwa Nyumba ya Fuleti ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka modabwitsa komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe a pamwamba, okongola ndi ochititsa chidwi. Opambana a Siliva ndi ntchito zowala kwambiri ndi zolenga kwambiri zomwe zimaonetsa ukatswiri, luso ndi nzeru zakuthwa za opanga awo. Forge Loft Primary Function: Kapangidwe ka Mkati mwa Nyumba ya Fuleti akuyembekezeka kukhala ntchito yodabwitsa yoonetsedwa, yaukatswiri wapadera ndi yatsopano kwambiri. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Siliva ya A' Design Award awa ndi chopangidwa chodziwika kwambiri ndi choyamikiridwa chomwe chimapindulitsa ndi kukulitsa malire a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo. Forge Loft Primary Function: Kapangidwe ka Mkati mwa Nyumba ya Fuleti ndi cholengedwa chomwe anthu ambiri amachichitira nsanje, chomwe chimadzutsa zilakolako, kubweretsa maganizo abwino ndi kuyatsa kudabwa ndi chidwi.
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.
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