Forge Loft Usanifu wa Ndani wa Nyumba ya Ghorofa by Jan Sikora

Forge Loft Usanifu wa Ndani wa Nyumba ya Ghorofa by Jan Sikora is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Nafasi za Ndani na Maonyesho Competition Category.

FedhaMambo ya Ndani· 2021

Forge Loft Usanifu wa Ndani wa Nyumba ya Ghorofa

by Jan Sikora

Client: ICC Real Estate

Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award Winner in Mambo ya Ndani Category

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The Design

About Forge Loft Usanifu wa Ndani wa Nyumba ya Ghorofa

Forge Loft ni ghorofa ya aina ya loft iliyoundwa ndani ya kiwanda cha zamani cha uhunzi mjini Leszno, nchini Poland. Kiwanda hiki cha uhunzi ni sehemu ya kiwanda cha kutengeneza pampu cha karne ya 19 ambacho kinabadilishwa kuwa jengo la makazi. Muundo wa ndani unategemea utofautishaji. Kuta za asili za matofali, sakafu za saruji na milango ya juu vimehifadhiwa kama mashahidi ghafi wa zamani. Vipengele vipya ni vya wastani na vya kifahari, vinavyounda fremu kwa ajili ya muundo wa kihistoria. Nyuso nyeusi, chuma chenye matundu, reli ya chuma na ngazi ya mzunguko vinaweka mandhari, huku vifaa vya joto na nguo laini vikilainisha tabia ya kiviwanda. Nyumba hii ina eneo la mita za mraba 120.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award

Forge Loft Usanifu wa Ndani wa Nyumba ya Ghorofa ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa ya ajabu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya hali ya juu kabisa, ya kupendeza na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Fedha ni kazi zinazong'aa mno na bunifu kupita kiasi zinazoonyesha utaalamu bora, kipaji na busara ya wabunifu wao. Forge Loft Usanifu wa Ndani wa Nyumba ya Ghorofa inatarajiwa kuwa kazi nzuri ya kuigwa ambayo ni ya kitaalamu kwa kiasi kikubwa na yenye ubunifu wa kina. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award ni uvumbuzi unaojulikana sana na kupendwa, unaonufaisha na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Forge Loft Usanifu wa Ndani wa Nyumba ya Ghorofa ni kazi inayotamaniwa mno inayochochea hamu, huleta hisia chanya na huzua mshangao na mastaajabu.

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.