Arian Pensaernïaeth · 2021
Xerolithi Bensaernïaeth
by George Sinas
- Gwobr Arian A' Design Award 2021 in Pensaernïaeth
- CLIENT: Sinas Architects
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 23,210
- Verification code 84AF27AF98 · Verify this award
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About Xerolithi Bensaernïaeth
Tŷ sy'n ymdoddi i'w amgylchedd naturiol. Llethrau garw serth, llwyni pigog gwasgaredig, ynghyd â waliau cynnal cerrig byr, a elwir yn lleol yn serolithïau a grëwyd amser maith yn ôl at ddibenion amaethu tir. Mae prif ffasadau'r tŷ yn cael eu ffurfio fel serolithïau. Mae'r waliau hyn sydd ag ysgafnder fel rhubanau yn yr awyr ac sy'n ymddangos yn symud yn raddol yn agosach ac i ffwrdd o'r llethr ac yn annibynnol oddi wrth ei gilydd, gan ffurfio gofodau byw rhyngddynt. Mae'r to sydd wedi'i orchuddio â baw a llystyfiant yn dynwared y dirwedd naturiol, gan wneud y tŷ bron yn anweledig.
About the Gwobr Arian A' Design Award
Mae Xerolithi Bensaernïaeth yn enillydd Gwobr Arian A' Design Award, cydnabyddiaeth hynod fawreddog a roddir i ddyluniadau o'r radd uchaf, hardd a thrawiadol. Mae enillwyr Arian yn weithiau tra disglair a hynod greadigol sydd yn darlunio arbenigedd, dawn a chraffter rhagorol eu dylunwyr. Disgwylir i Xerolithi Bensaernïaeth fod yn waith gwych ac esiampl, yn nodedig o broffesiynol ac yn ddwfn arloesol. Mae'r dyluniad buddugol hwn o Wobr Arian A' Design Award yn ddyfais hynod nodedig a edmygir sydd yn elwa ac yn symud ymlaen ffiniau celf, gwyddoniaeth, dylunio a thechnoleg. Mae Xerolithi Bensaernïaeth yn greadigaeth y cenfigennir wrthi yn eang, sydd yn deffro dyheadau, yn cyflwyno teimladau cadarnhaol ac yn cynnau rhyfeddod a syndod.
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- Unique Properties
- When one thinks of the Greek Islands, stacked white boxes come to mind. The design challenged this morphological preconception, by imagining the main facades of the house as xerolithies, starting low and gradually developing a sufficient height. They move closer and away of the slope and independently from one another, forming spaces in between them.
The traditional bamboo pergola with its wooden raw beams in their natural color can be seen throughout the length of the house, inside and outside. The beams follow the curvy morphology, like vertebrae of a long spinal cord. - Dimensions & Packaging
- The ground floor area of the house is 180sqm.
Additional 60sqm of basement area. - Tags
- Architecture, Cycladic Architecture, Landscape Design, Integrated design, Summer House, Island Architecture, Greece, Aegean, Serifos, Planted Roof, Curves, Wavy Form, Stone
- Production Technology
- The outer shell of the structure is mainly stone. Exterior walls are 50cm thick. Concrete structural system.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest part of this design was taming the wavy morphology. Making it sensual yet keeping the layout of the house functional.
- Inspiration
- The main focus of the design was to create a house that blends in its natural environment. An environment comprised of steep dirt and gravel slopes, dressed with scattered wild thorny bushes, and beautiful large rock formations. Though the most important existing elements, were the short stone retaining walls, locally called xerolithies, created a long time ago for land cultivation purposes. These walls, usually not more than a meter in height formed flat stripes of land parallel to the slope and extended along the entire surface of the hillside.
The site with its xerolithies was the spark of inspiration. - Project Duration
- The project was designed in 2015.
The contraction started in 2016 and lasted until 2018.
The house is situated in Kalo Ampeli, Serifos Island, Cyclades, Greece. - Operation Flow
- All spaces have been placed sequentially to spread out as long and thin as possible. The main house is separated by the bedrooms in order to create a space for the main covered veranda along the long spine of the house.
- Image Credits
- Photographer of all images: Yiorgos Kordakis
Drawings and Renderings and sketch: George Sinas
