W Horse Stud Vila by Fahad Alhumaidi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Arquitectura, Edificación e Estruturas Competition Category.

BronceArquitectura· 2021

W Horse Stud Vila

by Fahad Alhumaidi

Client: Fikrr Architects

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About W Horse Stud Vila

W Horse Stud é unha casa de vacacións deseñada para un terreo de 10000 metros cadrados na área agrícola de Wafra, en Kuwait. A casa érguese 140 centímetros sobre o chan para abrir vistas cara aos currais de cabalos circundantes. A planta divídese en dous eixes. Un eixe alberga a cadriza. O outro alberga os cuartos, a zona de xantar e a gran zona de estar orientada cara á piscina. Unha terraza de 40 metros está protexida por un teito voado de 3 metros que a resgarda do sol e da area. A construción emprega bloques lixeiros illados, vidro, unha estrutura de formigón e un teito lixeiro de aceiro.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

W Horse Stud Vila gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que W Horse Stud Vila sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. W Horse Stud Vila satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Built on a 10000-m2 site on a farms side of Wafra agriculture area, Kuwait. The house lifted 140 centimeters above the ground to maximize the views of the surrounding horse paddocks. The layout divided into two axes One of them contains the horse stable, while the other dedicated to the bedrooms, dinning and large living area overlocking the swimming pool.
Dimensions & Packaging: The 40m terrace shaded with 3m cantilevered roof increases the usable areas also created to work as a protection from the sun and the sandy weather of the region.
Tags: desert architecture
Production Technology: This vacation house, built with light weight thermal insulated blocks, glass, concrete structure, and light weight steel roof system.
Design Challenge: the main challenge was making a villa for both horses and humans under one roof, we have also study horse behavior very well before the design.so that we can determine the partitioning design and limitation.
Research: horse behavior research
Inspiration: The main views from the house are quite turned to the desert landscaping, horses and the swimming pool. Guest and family spaces cover larger area of the house overlocking the swimming pool that surrounded with desert landscaping and horse arenas. We also anticipate the moment when the natural aging of the landscape will make the house blend more into the site and improve the intended privacy with maintaining the views.
Project Duration: 2018 Kuwait
Operation Flow: We also anticipate the moment when the natural aging of the landscape will make the house blend more into the site and improve the intended privacy with maintaining the views.
Patents: fikrr architects
Team Members: Fahad AlHumaidi
Image Credits: https://www.instagram.com/fhnikon/