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Nagendra R and Raghunandan G Is Honored with the Golden A' Design Award for House On Pipes Weekend Getaway in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Nagendra R and Raghunandan G acknowledged for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Golden A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for House On Pipes Weekend Getaway by Nagendra R and Raghunandan G, designed for Parallax. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Golden A' Design Award Means
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
More About House On Pipes Weekend Getaway
A grid of slender steel pipes laid out in a staggered manner minimise the building footprint while providing the rigidity and stability to hoist the living space above this. In keeping with the minimalist icon approach, this farmhouse has been designed within the framework of the existing trees to reduce the internal heat gain. This has been further aided by the intentional staggering of the Fly ash blocks on the facade with the resultant void and shadow naturally cooling the building. Elevating the house also ensured that the Landscape was uninterrupted and the views were unrestricted.
About Nagendra R and Raghunandan G
Parallax strongly believes in marrying art and architecture to create artscapes that generate stories, memories and emotion. The firm is driven by its ethics of creating sensible design and on the whole has a large vision of seeing each of the design as setting an example for urban refinement. Responsible design has been inherent to the firm's approach and is at the heart of very project. Right from sourcing materials, engaging local artisans, craftsman and designing passive right, the direction has been to minimise the impact on the ecology
Award Record
With this recognition, Nagendra R and Raghunandan G is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/102924
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/102924
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!102924
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/272003
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.parallaxarch.com
Media Contact
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- House On Pipes Weekend Getaway
- Function
- Weekend Getaway
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Black, Dark Olive Green, Dim Gray and Sky Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Parallax
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Nagendra R and Raghunandan G
- Country
- India
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #102924
Credits
- Team
- Nagendra Ramachandra, Raghunandan Gururaj, Namratha Srinivas, Reshma Raju and Sibi Chandran
- Image Credits
- Praveen Mohandas
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Located on the outskirts of Bangalore,the site is spread across 1.5 acre of flat land with coconut trees covering the whole site in a grid manner.The focus was to design a weekend getaway space that entailed a 2-bedroom space within a budget. The initial thought was to plant a built form with minimal contact to the soil.This played an important role in the selection of materials thus addressing the concept.Access to the space can be from any direction,with landscape serving as a natural pathway.
- Inspiration
- The linearity, sleek supports and wide canopies of the trees within the site, inspired us to begin with the concepts of having similar linear supports elevating the built space and minimal contact to the land. A lightly structured design paved its way, purely based on previously proposed landscape space. In doing so, both the built and unbuilt are celebrated together as a whole.
- Research
- The proposal of a built form on well-designed landscape threatens to dilute the purpose albeit with a strong and unshakable concept of minimal soil contact yet built into an attempted camouflage along with contrast that brings about a sense of belonging to the built environment in the huge expanse of green land.
- Challenge
- This project tested our abilities of evolving a theoretical concept of tree growth into a practical installation on site with unstable materials and minimal contact on the soil.
- Realization and Technology
- The design brings about a well balanced ratio of voids and solids, the built and the unbuilt, thus designing this project was a challenge as the balance of the same came with a conditions applied tag of having very minimal surface area used for built environment. Our design team along with our structural consultant arrived at the site location with efficiently trained labourers to make the flimsy yet strong built environment a possibility.
- Operation and Interaction
- The sole purpose was to build a home amidst the greenery for the weekends, away from all the hustle and day-to-day commitments. The one and half acre of land acquired, thus took on the design process beginning with landscape elements filled with lush green and an existing stepped well. The built space is light and leaves minimal footprint, as the material chosen to build was steel, thus elevating the building. This aided the landscape to continue its journey throughout the site.
- Project Duration and Location
- Duration:3 Years Location:Kommaghatta, Bengaluru, India.
- Specifications
- Site Area : 6,069 Sq.Mt. Built Area : 2,00 Sq.Mt.
- Keywords
- Black Box, Steel Building, Shadow Box, Fly Ash, Elevate, Reflective Pool, Solid & Voids
