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Cubes Aleorion Lighthouse by Vasilis Mylonas Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Vasilis Mylonas acknowledged for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Cubes Aleorion Lighthouse by Vasilis Mylonas, designed for bo.M Design Studio, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
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.
About Cubes Aleorion Lighthouse
Cubes Aleorion is a concept lighthouse that was developed for the edge of the breakwater of the seaport of Volos, Greece. The lighthouse tower is composed of cube shaped concrete blocks stacked upon each other, gradually shifted off center, differentiating in size and cut out in various ways, creating internal voids that house a stairway to the top. Openings on each level, frame different perspectives of the city, the port, the bay area and the opposite coast. The exposed all concrete structure echoes the materiality of the city port, the paved breakwater and the urban surroundings.
About Vasilis Mylonas
Multidisciplinary architect currently working on private residential and commercial projects. Coming from a diverse background spanning an integrated master’s in surveying engineering, a thesis on organic waste management and professional experience in solid biomass fuel production and production line management at an industrial scale. Motivated and always intrigued by innovation, loving modern architecture and all sorts of design challenges. Focusing on a creative fusion of simplicity in form, functionality and the always underlying ambition to achieve high aesthetics.
Award Record
With this recognition, Vasilis Mylonas 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/126751
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/126751
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!126751
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/304409
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/35699m6
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Cubes Aleorion Lighthouse
- Function
- Lighthouse
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- White Smoke, Gray, Gainsboro, Light Slate Gray and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- bo.M Design Studio
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Vasilis Mylonas
- Country
- Greece
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #126751
Credits
- Image Credits
- Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 01, 2021.; Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 02, 2021.; Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 03, 2021.; Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 04, 2021.; Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 05, 2021.
Design Details
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Realization and 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.
- Operation and Interaction
- 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.
- Project Duration and Location
- Cubes Aleorion location is the port of Volos, Greece
- Specifications
- Design concept was developed on the basis of cube shaped concrete blocks placed upon each other, forming a 14.25m tower.
- Keywords
- lighthouse, concrete, brutalism, observatory, port, greece
