Serpentine House Preswylfa by Potiropoulos and Partners

Serpentine House Preswylfa by Potiropoulos and Partners is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Gwobr Arian A' Design Award in Pensaernïaeth Competition Category.

ArianPensaernïaeth· 2024

Serpentine House Preswylfa

by Potiropoulos and Partners

Client: Potiropoulos and Partners

Gwobr Arian A' Design Award Winner in Pensaernïaeth Category

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The Design

About Serpentine House Preswylfa

Mae ystum pensaernïol ffurf llifol hir siâp L ar hyd dau brif ymyl y safle yn ceisio creu trothwy rhwng y dirwedd amgylchynol a'r negyddol canlyniadol, sef cwrt mewnol o raddfa debyg i ôl troed yr adeilad. Mae'r ffurf lifol hon yn culhau ac yn ehangu i greu tensiwn gyda'r cwrt caeedig ond mae'n anhyblyg ar hyd perimedr y safle, gan ffurfio ymyl bendant a diffiniedig. Mae ffurf yr adeilad yn ymestyn trwy gyfres o bergolas mawr i orchuddio rhannau o'r cwrt ac i greu dilyniant graddol wedi'i lwyfannu o fannau caeedig, agored a lled-agored.

The Recognition

About the Gwobr Arian A' Design Award

Mae Serpentine House Preswylfa 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 Serpentine House Preswylfa 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 Serpentine House Preswylfa yn greadigaeth y cenfigennir wrthi yn eang, sydd yn deffro dyheadau, yn cyflwyno teimladau cadarnhaol ac yn cynnau rhyfeddod a syndod.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Located in one of the South suburbs of Athens in a promising area the site sits between the seacoast and the old airport an area defined by large plots of land with low rise residential buildings and in relative scarcity of urban reference points of the surrounding scenery.
Dimensions & Packaging: Large openings that punch the fluid form, reframe and narrate the act of inhabiting highlighting the buildings connection with nature all flood with natural light.
Tags: architetcure, residential, house, Greece, design
Production Technology: The building form streches through a series of large canopies to cover parts of the courtyard and to create a rather staged sequence of closed, open and semi open spaces, where at the same time seekind different levels of transparency and opacity with large openings towards the garden.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was the positioning and articulation of the building, as well as the interaction of the flows in the various spaces. Strategically placed at the centre of the articulated building form and intended to act as a meeting point is the kitchen, where one can oversee the formal and informal activities as part of everyday life.
Research: The architectural gesture of a long L shaped flowing form along the two main edges of the site seeks to create a threshold between the surrounding scenery and the resulting negative, a courtyard of similar scale to the building footprint. This fluid form narrows and widens to create tension with the enclosed courtyard but is rigid along the perimeter of the site, forming a well-defined edge.
Inspiration: The form of the house narrows and widens to create tension with the enclosed courtyard but is rigid along the perimeter of the site, forming a well defined edge, opposing the absence of any relationship with the context. The curved edges of the building soften the rigid appearance towards the surroundings while the courtyard and the external scenery are connected in a balanced synergy.
Project Duration: LOCATION: Hellinikon, Athens Greece
DESIGN: 2022
Operation Flow: The building programme is spread over two floors with the main living areas in the ground floor and the sleeping areas on the upper floor, along with the family room, to keep the noise levels in control, with the exception of the master bedroom which is located in an a private corner of the ground floor plan, taking advantage of the orientation, and with direct access to a secluded area of the garden and the swimming pool, for those warm summer nights.
Team Members: Architectural Design: Potiropoulos+Partners
3D Visualization: Batis Studio
Image Credits: 3D VISUALIZATION
Batis Studio