Forge Loft Primary Function: Disenyo ng Interior ng Apartment by Jan Sikora

Forge Loft Primary Function: Disenyo ng Interior ng Apartment by Jan Sikora is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award na Pilak in Disenyo ng Interyor na Espasyo at Eksibisyon Competition Category.

PilakInteryor· 2021

Forge Loft Primary Function: Disenyo ng Interior ng Apartment

by Jan Sikora

Client: ICC Real Estate

A' Design Award na Pilak Winner in Interyor Category

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The Design

About Forge Loft Primary Function: Disenyo ng Interior ng Apartment

Book Text: Ang Forge Loft ay isang loft apartment na ginawa sa loob ng isang lumang pandayan sa Leszno, Poland. Ang pandayan ay bahagi ng isang pabrika ng bomba mula noong ika-19 na siglo na kasalukuyang binabago upang maging isang living complex. Ang interior ay nakabatay sa kontrast. Ang orihinal na mga pader na yari sa laryo, mga sahig na konkreto at mga lintel ay iniingatan bilang mga hilaw na saksi ng nakaraan. Ang mga bagong elemento ay neutral at eleganteng, na bumubuo ng balangkas para sa makasaysayang istruktura. Ang mga itim na ibabaw, butas-butas na asero, isang gabay na asero at isang paikot na hagdanan ang nagtatakda ng background, habang ang mainit na mga aksesorya at malambot na mga tela ay nagpapalambot sa pang-industriyang katangian. Ang apartment ay sumasaklaw sa 120 metro kuwadrado.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Pilak

Ang Forge Loft Primary Function: Disenyo ng Interior ng Apartment ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak, isang pambihirang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga disenyong nasa pinakamataas na antas, nakabibighani at kahanga-hanga. Ang mga nagwagi ng Pilak ay mga likhang lubhang makinang at napakamalikhain na naglalarawan sa pambihirang kadalubhasaan, talento at talas ng isip ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Forge Loft Primary Function: Disenyo ng Interior ng Apartment ay isang kahanga-hangang likhang huwaran na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at malalim na makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak ay isang lubhang kapansin-pansin at hinahangaang imbensyon na nakikinabang at nagpapaunlad sa mga hangganan ng sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya. Ang Forge Loft Primary Function: Disenyo ng Interior ng Apartment ay isang likhang labis na kinaiinggitan na gumigising ng mga hangarin, nagdadala ng positibong damdamin at nagpapasiklab ng pagkamangha at pagkabighani.

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.