DESIGN NAME: Socialist Distric Apartment
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Residential House
INSPIRATION: Built in furniture and doors are corresponding to socialist realism details of the districts elevations. Original interwar artdeco furniture have been found and renovated with respect. It seems intended that they were still produced in Poland till the late fifties.
Paintings of famous Polish artists from half of twentieth century are complimented the interior design. Searching the history and looking for related objects made the designing process more interesting.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The flat is located in socialism realism Warsaw district which was built from the beginning on the ruin of the destroyed city. Behind monumental buildings elevation designed by best Polish interwar architects we can find perfect quarters urbanism and too small flats regulated by communism standards.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: It is not often the case that an architect has a chance to work for someone he understands and truly likes. We both wanted to design a luxurious urban apartment for an active businesswoman.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in Nowember 2021. Realization get complited in December 2022.
The apartment is located in the center of Warsaw.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: New internal space division.
Changing floor leyers.
New Instalations: electrical, plumbing, heating, wentilation.
Bespoke built in furniture and doors.
New multi glass acoustic window.
Oak floor
Waterjet cutted tiles and stones
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Area: apr 65 sq. m.
Two rooms: salon and bedroom
Kitchen and bathroom
TAGS: Historical Distric, Historical Flat, Socialist Realist District, Bespoke Furniture, Modernization, Renovation, Oak floor, Marble floor, Furniture details
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: I am interested in Polish history. Especially architecture.
It was a great pleasure working with the flat located in a historic building of Warsaw socialist realist district.
The building had been modernized with great attention to detail and maintaining its previous look. Interior design of the apartment was made compatible with the architecture of the entire building,
CHALLENGE: It was a challenge to renew 70 years old ruined interior with damaged installations and leaky windows, to make it corresponding to renovated building.
Searching the history and looking for related objects made the designing process more interesting.
ADDED DATE: 2023-01-30 17:13:04
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IMAGE CREDITS: Roland Stanczyk, 2022.
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