Under the sky of Foksal: an attic designed by Polish studio Indoor

At the top of a late 19th-century townhouse on Foksal Street in Warsaw, an apartment hides that seems suspended between past and future. What was once an attic has now become an unexpected refuge: a complex space of sloping ceilings, irregular planes, and a constellation of windows opening to the sky. An architectural challenge that Indoor studio, led by Barbara Łaźniewska and Maciek Tarchalski, transformed into an opportunity for light, serenity, and everyday beauty.

The owners dreamed of a luminous home, open in its living areas yet intimate in its private corners. From the outset, the architects understood that the key lay in opening the space to the sky. Thus emerged the skylights, finished with mirrors and wavy steel panels, expanding into a horizon of clarity. The light does not simply enter: it multiplies, reflects, and becomes architecture.

The heart of the apartment beats around the staircase. Its perforated steel structure—light as lace—filters daylight and casts shifting shadows over the round table that anchors the space, accompanied by the Bold Chair and a modern painting by artist Paweł Wasowski. There, where the light gathers, family life unfolds.

In the intricate layout of the apartment, full of angles and recesses, Indoor chose the path of simplicity. In the kitchen, cubic volumes are defined in stone, wood, and ceramics, creating a play of textures that contrasts with the white openness of the surroundings. In the living room, nestled beneath the roof slopes, angular lines are softened by enveloping textiles and bursts of color that break the geometry.

The night zone becomes a haven of calm. Walnut wood and warm linen tones embrace the bedroom and dressing room, conceived as an intimate retreat for rest and disconnection. The master bathroom unfolds in two scenes: a sober, functional shower area, and a sanctuary of water centered around a round minimalist bathtub, where time itself seems to pause.

With its 140 m², this attic on Foksal is a manifesto of how light and matter, order and surprise, can transform a challenging space into one filled with harmony. Indoor has created here a work that is at once radical and delicate, shaped by contrasts yet faithful to an essential language: that of beauty breathing in the everyday.

Project: Apartment Foksal
Interior design: Indoor.
Location: Foksal Street, Warsaw.
Area: 140 m².
Photography: Marcin Grabowiecki.

Indoor

In Warsaw, a studio called Indoor, founded in 2007, has learned to listen to the murmur of spaces. Its founders, Barbara Łaźniewska and Maciek Tarchalski, creators of atmospheres, give life to an architecture of the soul: their lines, their textures, and the light that travels through every corner reveal intimate stories. Their works endure where the transcendental emerges from simplicity, and every detail breathes, loves, and accompanies.

Barbara, trained in landscape architecture, found her vocation in interiors after collaborating on the design of luxurious environments; Maciek, a graduate of the Cracow University of Technology and seasoned in prestigious Warsaw architecture offices, broadened his vision through a master class with Glenn Murcutt in Australia.

Their spaces resist standardization. Each project is an intimate journey, inspired by architecture, art, and nature. They are revealed in their simplicity: they embrace minimalism, yet do not shy away from color or unusual forms. Their creative mark is subtle, yet indelible.

A highlight of their career is the honor of being the first Polish interior design studio nominated for the prestigious international Edida Award in 2019, recognition of their ability to dream in the language of space and light.

Project by Indoor