The architect's apartment in Krakow's Salwator is full of elements characteristic of old tenement houses - a sloping roof, brick walls, wooden roof structures, and at the same time a high ceiling and semicircular windows. The designer's goal was to expose these parts, which testify not only to the age of the building, but also to its unusual architecture.
Architect Magdalena Milejska of the studio Odwzorowanie managed to preserve the original elements of the apartment, while introducing a modernist character to the interior. The entire space is dominated by a combination of two colors - black and white, which is broken by the brown of the wooden floor or the gray of the sofa and armchair. Despite this seeming color monotony, the interior does not lack various patterns, designs and textures that disrupt it - from pillows and carpet to a brick wall.
The two dominant colors are interspersed with modernist design icons and vintage objects
photo by Patrycja Stef
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The interior is an open space, in which the architect separated only a bathroom, a dressing room and a utility corner. On the mezzanine located just above the dressing room, a bedroom was placed. The two dominant colors are interspersed with modernist design icons and vintage items. The architect has a special gift for finding real gems at online auctions, hence her apartment featured furniture and smaller items hunted online. A big part of the work of the Mapping studio is to run an online showroom, where rarities found online appear.
Among family heirlooms and design icons
The apartment also contains many family heirlooms, such as a pre-war coffee table, glassware and porcelain from Polish factories (Karolina, Chodzież, Pruszków) inherited from her grandmother, or a dressing table that used to be a dental cabinet in the owner's mother's office. The table, on the other hand, is a combination of a Norr11 brand base and a few boards brought from a sawmill. Around the table are such classics as DSW chairs by the Eameses and chairs inspired by Harry Bertoi's design.
A wonderful addition to the whole is a terrace maintained in a similar style to the apartment
Photo: Patrycja Stef
In the bathroom, the biggest decoration is an old, renovated bathtub and a mirror in a gold frame. The cement tiles are covered with a more pronounced patina with each passing month, completing the authenticity of the interior.
A wonderful addition to the whole is a terrace kept in a similar style to the apartment. It not only lets in a lot of natural light, but also serves as an extension of the apartment's small space.
