Wiercinski Studio designs bespoke, industrial-style furniture for renovation of historic villa

Local practice Wiercinski Studio has updated a 1930s villa in Poznań, Poland, creating a total of 45 bespoke, industrial-style fittings and furniture pieces to celebrate Polish craftsmanship.

Named P81 House, the 300-square-metre villa is located in the historic Grunwald district, an area known for its pre-war architecture. Its owners tasked Wiercinski Studio with updating the home to better suit family life.

Stripping away layers of old plaster to reveal the home's original walls established a "raw and honest" aesthetic that the studio carried throughout the project, using steel, oak and granite for a series of custom-made furniture and fittings.

"The defining moment of the renovation occurred when the owners, Karolina and Mariusz, stripped away layers of old plaster to reveal the original brickwork," said the studio.

"This raw and honest aesthetic set the tone for the entire project, allowing the villa to be restored with profound respect for its historical fabric through the careful preservation of cornices, sills, and the installation of new windows that replicate the original classical divisions."

"A hallmark of Wiercinski Studio is furnishing spaces with custom-made objects, which worked perfectly in this interior," it added.

The largest structural alteration to the home saw the removal of a central wall on the ground floor, replacing it with a large, pale green-painted steel beam to create a single, open living, kitchen and dining space.

A solid oak dining table sits alongside a granite-topped breakfast bar in the kitchen with stainless-steel stools and counters, beneath a bespoke, curtain-like fabric light fitting.

Tucked to one side is a "hidden" secondary kitchen, alongside a bathroom that is finished with a floor, windowsill and sink made from local Strzegom granite.

Opposite, the living area is defined by a long leather sofa that faces a custom steel hi-fi cabinet, next to a series of carved wood and metal side tables.

A curved, red neon light on the ceiling demarcates the space where the removed wall once stood, which has been positioned above a low steel "plant island" filled with potted plants.

All of these new additions were created to sit against the raw elements of the home's existing structure and exposed services, including wooden floors and a large expanse of rough plaster wall in the kitchen.

"The traces of the home's history remain visible throughout as original wooden floors and door frames were kept, and concrete infills in the flooring mark where old walls once stood, revealing the building's previous life as a multi-apartment villa," said the studio.

While Wiercinski Studio was originally tasked with only updating the home's interior, the decision was made to update the villa's entrance and stairwell, which have been wrapped in a new corrugated metal volume.

The home's street boundary has been wrapped by a low concrete wall with steel gates, with custom, lantern-like light fittings illuminating the path around to the side entrance.

Poznań's craft heritage also provided a reference point for design studio Holloway Li's renovation of the local Puro hotel, which aimed to provide a "layering of history" reflecting the region's changing industries and styles over the decades.

The photography is by Oni Studio.

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