The Square Housing Units by Mohamed Yasser Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design

Mohamed Yasser 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 Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for The Square Housing Units by Mohamed Yasser, designed for Mohamed Yasser Designs. 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Silver A' Design Award Explained

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 The Square Housing Units

The Design idea was to study architectural relations between different shapes that are being composed together to create like moving units. The Project consists of 6 units each one is 2 shipping containers fixed over each other forming an L Shape Mass. these L shaped units are fixed in overlapping positions creating Voids and Solid to give the feeling of movement and to provide sufficient daylight and a good ventilation environment. The main design goal was to create a small house for those who spend the night in the streets with no home or shelter.

About Mohamed Yasser

Ambitious Architect who seeks creativity and innovation in his designs to provide happiness, comfort, and joy. Mohamed Yasser is an architectural Engineer living in a society that has a lot of daily challenges, this what makes him think outside the box for small design ideas that can provide and improve the life status for some people who need help in developing countries and refugees, this is doesn't stop him from working on luxury and innovative ideas in the field of architecture, Mohamed got his master's degree in the influence of nanotechnology in raising healthcare buildings' efficiency but studying the relation between nanotechnology and how it can be embedded and be helpful in the...

Award Record

With this recognition, Mohamed Yasser 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/90828
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/90828
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!90828
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/253595
Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/2MPUu3Z

Media Contact

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: The Square Housing Units
Function: Housing Units
Category: Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture
Colors: Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Gainsboro and Silver
Images: 5
Client: Mohamed Yasser Designs

The Recognition

Laureate: Mohamed Yasser
Country: Egypt
Recognition: Silver A' Design Award
Edition: 2019 - 2020
Design ID: #90828

Credits

Image Credits: Mohamed Yasser - Mohamed Yasser Designs, 2019

Design Details

Unique Properties: The conceptual idea was to study architectural relations between different geometrical shapes that are being composed together to create like a new movable mass. The Project consists of 6 units each one is a 2 shipping containers fixed over each other forming a mass like L shape. these L shaped units are fixed in overlapping positions creating Voids and Solid to give the feeling of movement and to provide sufficient natural light and a well-ventilated environment.
Inspiration: The Main formation of the units is derived from the Tetris game that depends on a specific unit shape which has the features to create different formations from this unit. each unit is like an L shape and they are all fitted together to create a shallow cube with central court-inspired from Islamic and Arab traditional houses architecture which provides privacy and airflow for the units to provide a natural ventilation system
Research: The design concept was based on research for the most common problem in developing countries which was how to afford proper housing especially for the poor and needy people. the main objective was to design a small economic and eco-friendly residential unit with the lowest cost possible, this is designed with the flexibility to add and subtract according to what you need and what you wish to design. The idea will use simple tools and materials with the ability of recycling, all of these units can be installed and furnished in the site according to the design.
Challenge: The challenge of the design was to create the most efficient residential units with limited areas for the homeless and the poor living in the streets in developing countries, as some of these countries have the problem of slums that deteriorate the cities' architectural context. The Units are designed to be fitted together to create geometrical shapes in shifting positions to benefit from small spaces of land and creating the largest number of units.
Realization and Technology: - Main structure: shipping containers - exterior light grey gypsum wall cladding panels - Double glazed windows - Matt Walnut Wood - Nanotechnology coatings are used in the project in every part to improve efficiency and energy consumption and to be environment-friendly. Nanotechnology is applied in the units as follows : - Glass is fitted with SiO2 coating that is called self-cleaning glass, this coating reduces maintenance cost and keeps the glass clean for years - The walls and floors are fitted with a self-cleaning and anti-bacterial coating that keeps the indoor and outdoor environment clean.
Operation and Interaction: - Entrances: the Hexa-condos has several entrances to the court, almost from every side - Vertical circulation: to reach upper units there are two staircases fitted in the project in opposite sides - Unit interior circulation: main spaces in the unit are a living room next to it the kitchen, then the bathroom beside it the stairs to the upper level which is the bedroom and the shaded balcony - Outdoor Events: The central court and backyard can be a multi-use for events and different activities.
Project Duration and Location: The project started in July 2019 as a concept idea and supposed to be applied in developing countries.
Specifications: - Plot Area: 23 m x 21 m - The Unit is made from two Shipping Containers the bigger one is 13.58 (L) x 3.35 m (W) x 2.69 m (H) and the smaller one is 6.90 m (L) x 2.35 m (W) x 2.25 m (H). - Total Area per Unit: 48 sqm - Total Area per Units (6 Units): 288 sqm - Total Height of the Units: 10.5 m
Keywords: Architecture, Design, Construction, Shelter, Nanotechnology, Modern, Residential, Egypt, Containers