Press Release
Nus Residential House by Parti Architecture Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Parti Architecture recognized for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ Nus Residential House by Parti Architecture has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Nus Residential House
Nus is a residential house located in Crete, Greece. A U shaped main volume is combined with an underground guest house. Both volumes maximize southeast exposure and respond to the changing angle of the sun through the seasons. Two solar spaces, one with fixed shading and one with rotating blinds and a mass wall, allow natural heating and cooling. A green roof, water surfaces, a ventilation shaft and controlled roof openings improve thermal comfort. Photovoltaic panels, solar water heaters and a geothermal system reduce the energy footprint.
Award Record
With this recognition, Parti Architecture 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/106976
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/106976
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!106976
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/278715
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.partiarch.com
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Nus Residential House
- Function
- Residential House
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Olive Green, Dark Slate Gray, Sky Blue, Cornflower Blue and Light Steel Blue
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Parti Architecture
- Country
- Greece
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #106976
Credits
- Team
- Efthymiou Yannis and Paterakis Energy
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The main criteria for the architectural decisions made, were the need for low energy footprint building designs, as well as the views towards pure Cretan nature. Τhe main U shaped residence along with the underground guest house volume, maximize the southeast exposure of the building, while they are taking advantage of the different angle of the sun rays during the seasonal cycles.
- Inspiration
- We believe in the integration of buildings into nature. Humble design tones present with more challenging architectural solutions, that take into account the sustainability and the ecological footprint of our built environment. Furthermore, the Cretan nature and landscape only needs a good frame to be appreciated or no frame at all. And this is what we did here. Minimum sq.meters, natural materials and welcoming volume decisions.
- Realization and Technology
- For natural heating and cooling, we created two solar spaces, one with fixed shading, one with rotating blinds and a mass wall. Water surfaces on the south walls, the green roof, the hiding of the western light, the vertical ventilation shaft with small openings towards the North and the controlled shading roof openings, lead to thermal comfort conditions. Photovoltaic panels, solar water heaters and the vertical geothermal system, contribute to minimize the building’s ecological footprint.
- Project Duration and Location
- Ongoing. Greece, Crete, Chania
- Specifications
- Interior area 300 m2, Plot area 4000 m2
- Keywords
- NUS, nZEB, passive house, eco design, stone u shaped house, Crete, Chania
