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Abstract House Residential Home by Ghiath Al Masri Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design

Ghiath Al Masri acknowledged for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2018 - 2019 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 25, 2019 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Abstract House Residential Home by Ghiath Al Masri has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The result belongs to the 2018 - 2019 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Silver A' Design Award

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

Regarding Abstract House Residential Home

The residence utilizes a modern aesthetic while retaining a central courtyard, which evokes the traditional Kuwaiti practice in the building of houses. Here the residence is allowed to acknowledge both past and present, without clashing. The water feature at the steps of the main door sweeps outwards, the floor to ceiling glass helps keep the spaces more open, allowing the users to go between outside and inside, past and present, effortlessly.

About Ghiath Al Masri

Passion to create a unique mass and standards of beauty, help to developed taste and importance of unifying beauty and efficiency

Award Record

This recognition makes Ghiath Al Masri a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2018 - 2019 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.

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. It 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. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Abstract House Residential Home
Function
Residential Home
Category
Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture
Colors
Light Slate Gray, Black, Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray and Dark Gray
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Ghiath Al Masri
Country
United States of America
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2018 - 2019
Design ID
#78816

Credits

Image Credits
Image #1, #2,#3 and #4 is 3D visual credited to Ghiath Al Masri

Design Details

Unique Properties
The house comingles modern sensibility through the individually shaped columns while retaining a central courtyard. This design feature evokes the traditional Kuwaiti practice in the building of houses, whereby courtyards were included to help with temperature control within the residence. Here the residence is allowed to acknowledge both past and present, without clashing.
Inspiration
The original concept came out while thinking about imagined height implanted into a single story residence. In this manner a single story bungalow acted as a stepping off point for the idea to become two stories flanked by usable green space and intentional exaggerations of height.
Research
We start with architecture layout with requirements, then go forward to sketching and architecture masses study and make client interact by think in 3 dimension way .Make clear demonstration of concept and thoughts. the major direction of masses design is to close from neighbor side and make middle garden open to sky light , link two sides with ground corridors and bridge make client more satisfied . work flow then was more challenge after complete first option express feel of dull after while, the next challenge of apply materials to the plain architecture masses .
Challenge
The strong challenge is to save the design from the social perspective of the wide open windows which its conflict with, and find solution to accomplish the satisfaction on all aspect of design .
Realization and Technology
The construction system is concrete structure followed with some steel structure some items, by blend three sorts of the material like concrete finish, white sigma & black marble.
Operation and Interaction
The client open mind mentality of the client with our passion of distinguish, we try to convince the client to make something different of usual houses and he interact very positively with us .
Project Duration and Location
Location of the project is Kuwait.
Specifications
The plot dimension is 25 M X 30 M total 750 sqm, the plot has open from back and front from the 25 m side the other sides which is 30 m length is for neighbor, the building height from the street level is 16 m ,built up area is basement and three 3 floors , basement is parking and storage and rooms for driver and chef , Ground floor is U shape divided by tow , main one is 330 sqm , the second part is 197 sqm , main part is technically separated of the second part , each part has entrance and reception and services , in the main part there is passage width 140 cm X 30 m and in the middle there is garden and double glazed glass passage to connect two sides of building and to create a balcony...
Keywords
Architecture, Modern, residential, house, Design, Luxury,

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