Cubes Aleorion Leuchtturm by Vasilis Mylonas

Cubes Aleorion Leuchtturm by Vasilis Mylonas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Bronze in Architektur-, Gebäude- und Bauwerksdesign Competition Category.

BronzeArchitektur· 2022

Cubes Aleorion Leuchtturm

by Vasilis Mylonas

Client: bo.M Design Studio

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About Cubes Aleorion Leuchtturm

Cubes Aleorion ist ein Konzeptleuchtturm, der für den Rand des Wellenbrechers des Seehafens von Volos, Griechenland, entwickelt wurde. Der Leuchtturmturm besteht aus übereinander gestapelten würfelförmigen Betonblöcken, die nach und nach aus der Mitte verschoben werden, sich in der Größe unterscheiden und auf verschiedene Weise ausgeschnitten sind, wodurch innere Hohlräume entstehen, die eine Treppe nach oben beherbergen. Öffnungen auf jeder Ebene rahmen unterschiedliche Perspektiven auf die Stadt, den Hafen, die Bucht und die gegenüberliegende Küste ein. Die Sichtbetonkonstruktion greift die Materialität des Stadthafens, des gepflasterten Wellenbrechers und der städtischen Umgebung auf.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

Cubes Aleorion Leuchtturm ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von Cubes Aleorion Leuchtturm wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. Cubes Aleorion Leuchtturm befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The Cubes Aleorion is a proposal for a new lighthouse for the port of Volos, Greece. A tower is formed by cube shaped all concrete blocks that are placed upon each other, are horizontally slightly shifted off center and are cut out in various ways, creating internal voids that house the stairway to the top. It is a modern interpretation of the so called Aleorion of Xerxes, originally built around 480 BC in the middle of the sea passage between Skiathos island and mount Pelion in central Greece.
Dimensions & Packaging: Design concept was developed on the basis of cube shaped concrete blocks placed upon each other, forming a 14.25m tower.
Tags: lighthouse, concrete, brutalism, observatory, port, greece
Production Technology: Cubes Aleorion design concept was developed on the basis of cube shaped concrete blocks placed upon each other. The blocks are horizontally shifted around the main vertical axis, gradually differentiate in size and finally are cut out in various ways, creating internal voids and openings. Inside the hollow space created, the stairway to the top is being placed. The exposed all-concrete lighthouse structure echoes the materiality of the port breakwater and the urban character of the surroundings.
Design Challenge: The real challenge was to create ana architectural form that respects various factors at the same time, such the landmark position of the lighthouse at the entry of the city port, the materiallity and aesthetics of the urban enviroment and the long history roots of the city and the port itself and the character of a maritime nation sailing the Mediterranean for thousand of years.
Research: The research spanned almost the whole naval history of Greece and finally found inspiration at the most ancient maritime safety structure in the world that once stood on the reef Lefteris, in the middle of the sea passage between Skiathos island and mount Pelion in central Greece
Inspiration: The project was inspired by the so called Aleorion of Xerxes, built around 480 BC and once stood on the reef Lefteris of the Aegean Sea, Greece. It is considered as the most ancient maritime safety structure in the world, built 250 years before the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Dolomite stones, used for the construction of the lighthouse were placed on top of each other forming a tower that functioned as a warning sign of the reef and the nearby very shallow waters.
Project Duration: Cubes Aleorion location is the port of Volos, Greece
Operation Flow: The vertical circulation, besides a necessity for technical and maintenance purposes, serves as an open invitation to visitors to explore the structure and enjoy the view. Each level frames a different viewpoint of the bay, thus creating new perspectives of the city, the port, the sea and opposite coast of the Pagasetic Gulf. The casual walk on the paved breakwater is enriched with a new end-destination, encouraging the extension of the city waterfront promenade onto the sea. A new landmark of the port and the city is born.
Image Credits: Image #1: Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 01, 2021.
Image #2: Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 02, 2021.
Image #3: Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 03, 2021.
Image #4: Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 04, 2021.
Image #5: Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 05, 2021.