Forge Loft Primary Function: Naqshadeynta Gudaha ee Guriga Apartment-ka by Jan Sikora

Forge Loft Primary Function: Naqshadeynta Gudaha ee Guriga Apartment-ka by Jan Sikora is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Qolalka Gudaha iyo Bandhigyada Competition Category.

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Forge Loft Primary Function: Naqshadeynta Gudaha ee Guriga Apartment-ka

by Jan Sikora

Client: ICC Real Estate

Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Gudaha Category

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The Design

About Forge Loft Primary Function: Naqshadeynta Gudaha ee Guriga Apartment-ka

Forge Loft waa apartment nooca loft ah oo laga sameeyay guri birtume qadiimi ah oo ku yaal Leszno, Poland. Birtumaha waa qayb ka mid ah warshad bambo ah oo qarnigii 19-aad la dhisay oo hadda loo beddelayo dhismo lagu noolaado. Naqshadeynta gudaha waxay ku salaysan tahay isbarbardhig. Darbiyada leben ee asalka ah, dhulka shubka ah iyo dulal-lintel-ka waxaa loo hayaa sida markhaatiyaal cayriin ah oo waqtigii hore. Qaybaha cusub waa kuwo dhexdhexaad ah oo qurux badan, oo u sameeya qaab dhismeed taariikhi ah. Dusha sare ee madow, birta daloosha leh, biraha wareegga iyo jaranjaro wareegsan ayaa dhigaya asalka, halka agabyada diirran iyo dharka jilicsan ay jilciyaan astaanta warshadeed. Apartment-ku wuxuu daboolaa 120 mitir oo laba-jibbaaran.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award

Forge Loft Primary Function: Naqshadeynta Gudaha ee Guriga Apartment-ka waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u sarreeya oo la siiyo naqshado heerka ugu sarreeya oo quruxsan oo soo jiidasho leh. Guuleystayaasha Lacagta waa shaqooyin aad u dhalaalaya iyo hal-abuur sare leh oo muujiya khibrad, hibo iyo hufnaan naqshadeeyayaashooda. Forge Loft Primary Function: Naqshadeynta Gudaha ee Guriga Apartment-ka waa shaqo la filayo inay noqoto shaqo quruxsan oo tusaale ah, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur qoto dheer leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award waa hal-abuur aad loo dareemo oo la ammaano, waxtar leh oo hormariya xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. Forge Loft Primary Function: Naqshadeynta Gudaha ee Guriga Apartment-ka waa hal-abuur dad badan ay doonayaan, kicisa rabitaanno, keena dareenno wanaagsan oo abuura yaab.

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.