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Slabs House Жылы Дом by Ghiath Al Masri

Slabs House Жылы Дом by Ghiath Al Masri is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн архітэктуры, будынкаў і канструкцый Competition Category.


СрэбраАрхітэктура· 2019

Slabs House Жылы Дом

by Ghiath Al Masri

Client: Ghiath Al Masri

Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Архітэктура Category

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The Design

About Slabs House Жылы Дом

Дом пліты быў распрацаваны, каб супаставіць будаўнічыя матэрыялы, спалучаючы дрэва, бетон і сталь. Дызайн адразу гіперсучасны, але стрыманы. Велізарныя вокны - непасрэдны фокус, але яны абаронены бетоннымі плітамі ад надвор'я і гледжання вуліцы. Сады шмат у чым уласнасці, як на ўзроўні зямлі, так і на першым паверсе, што дазваляе жыхарам адчуваць сябе звязанымі з прыродай, калі яны ўзаемадзейнічаюць з уласнасцю, ствараючы унікальны паток, калі чалавек рухаецца ад уваходу ў жылыя зоны.

The Recognition

About the Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award

Slabs House Жылы Дом — пераможца Срэбнай прэміі A' Design Award, надзвычай прэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца дызайнам вышэйшага класа, цудоўным і ўражальным. Срэбныя пераможцы — гэта надзвычай бліскучыя і вельмі творчыя працы, якія ілюструюць выдатную кампетэнтнасць, талент і праніклівасць сваіх дызайнераў. Чакаецца, што Slabs House Жылы Дом — гэта цудоўная, паказальная праца, надзвычай прафесійная і глыбока інавацыйная. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Срэбную прэмію A' Design Award, — вельмі значнае, вартае захаплення вынаходніцтва, якое прыносіць карысць і пашырае межы мастацтва, навукі, дызайну і тэхналогій. Slabs House Жылы Дом — гэта твор, якому шмат хто зайздросціць, што абуджае жаданні, дорыць пазітыўныя пачуцці і запальвае здзіўленне і захапленне.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The Slab House interplays liberally between the use of all the main materials used in its construction; wood, concrete, and steel to make the living experience both visually appealing and tactile. The use of floor to ceiling windows accompanied by twinning concrete slabs separated by strips of space creates an informal, yet structured juxtaposition between the two materials.
Dimensions & Packaging
The plot is 20M X 30M and has a total area of 600 sqm. The plot is open at the street side with and is 16m above street level at its highest point. The property consists 3 floors above ground with storage. At ground level there is a 140 sqm garden, the second floor has a terrace garden. On the roof is a storage area which allows all mechanical and electrical units to be housed away from the primary residence.
Tags
Architecture, Modern, House, Contemporary, Design
Production Technology
Slabs House is a concrete structure with steel structures and a blend of finishing materials including concrete, white sigma, and Basalt stone. This production juxtaposed past and present, new and old materials, and brought in some historical markers of Kuwait's construction to evoke history.
Design Challenge
The biggest challenge was to realize the design which called for windows running from the top to the bottom of the property, in a country in which privacy and security are paramount. The final design allowed the full windows to be used while maintaining privacy through the use of concrete slabs.
Research
The research portion of the design included looking at the contemporary residential area, the existing houses and how this property would fit in the landscape. In addition, our team explored traditional architecture and construction methods to connect the past to the present through construction.
Inspiration
The initial design developed from the idea of having a residential home that contained and was modern, intimate, open and private. The residence uses concrete slabs to interplay between what cannot be seen viewing from the street view, to the openness and freedom of the experience from a person inside the house looking outside.
Project Duration
The project was designed throughout 2018 and was undertaken fully in Kuwait.
Operation Flow
The interplay between the different construction materials guide and welcome visitors into the core of the property. By featuring gardens on both ground and first floors, we bring the feeling that the outside and the inside are mixing, while protecting the inside from the extreme heat and weather conditions by using steel and concrete.
Team Members
Ghiath Al Masri
Image Credits
image #1, #2, #3, #4 3D visual credited to Ghiath Al Masri

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