Espacio Kaab Hale by Matia Di Frenna Muller

Espacio Kaab Hale by Matia Di Frenna Muller is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Kala in Hoʻolālā Hale, Kūkulu a me Hōʻuluʻulu Competition Category.

KalaHoʻolālā Hale· 2022

Espacio Kaab Hale

by Matia Di Frenna Muller

Client: Di Frenna Arquitectos

A' Design Award Kala Winner in Hoʻolālā Hale Category

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The Design

About Espacio Kaab Hale

ʻO Espacio Kaab kekahi hale i hoʻolālā ʻia no kekahi kāne wahine ʻōpio ma kahi ʻāina kahakaha ma ka ʻaoʻao o kekahi muliwai ma Nogueras, Colima, Mekiko. Hoʻohui ka hoʻolālā i ka mana Kepanī me nā moʻomeheu kūkulu hale kūloko o Mekiko. Hoʻohana pū ʻia ka pōhaku, ka lepo a me ka lāʻau me ke kila a me ka pōkā, i mea e hui ka nānā ʻana o ka hale me ka ʻāina a puni. Ua koho ʻia ka pōhaku paʻa, ka pōkā a me ka pua Chukum no nā wahi ma waho, a ua hoʻonoho ʻia ka lāʻau a me ka ʻie ma nā wahi i pale ʻia. Hoʻomau ʻia ka papahele pōhaku kūlohelohe like ma loko a ma waho, e hoʻopalupalu ana i ka palena ma waena o ka hale a me kona wahi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kala

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Espacio Kaab Hale i ka A' Design Award Kala, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kiʻekiʻe loa, nani a kupaianaha. He mau hana ʻālohilohi loa a hana noʻeau nui nā lanakila Kala e hōʻike ana i ka loea, ka makakoho a me ka ʻoi aku o ka noʻonoʻo o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Espacio Kaab Hale he hana kupaianaha, kūlana ʻoi aku, ʻoihana kiʻekiʻe a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Kala he mea hoʻokumu kūpono loa, mahalo ʻia e hāʻawi i ka pōmaikaʻi a hoʻoneʻe i nā palena o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana. He mea i ʻeleu ʻia e nā mea he nui ka hoʻolālā Espacio Kaab Hale e hoʻāla i ka makemake, lawe mai i nā manaʻo maikaʻi a hoʻāla i ka kamahaʻo a me ka mahalo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Espacio Kaab is a house project for a young couple, where the fundamental requirement was the interaction with the environment and the use of materials visually and conceptually integrated with the natural context, such as stone and earth, giving a modern touch with steel and concrete. The difficult topography of the land gave the opportunity to do a strong and unique character in the area, is a project with a lot of interesting spaces, beautiful views and environments that blend with the nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross square footage: 4,316 S.F.
Tags: rammedearth, concrete, stone, wood, vegetation, landscape
Production Technology: For the selection of materials, several criteria were used, one of the most important was that the project should integrate visually with the area, therefore priority was given to materials with a natural tendency, such as wood, stone and earth.
Trying to minimize maintenance and future restorations, we selected the most durable materials for outdoor spaces, such as stone, concrete and "Chukum" stucco, while the more delicate materials such as wood and wicker were placed in protected areas.
Design Challenge: The land of the project is next to a river surrounded by nature and had a complicated topography, it is immersed in an area of houses and historical buildings such as the Cathedral, the Rangel museum and ecological park.
These characteristics challenges us to design a harmonious and functional project, but also gave us the opportunity to take advantage of the site and develop a project interesting spaces, beautiful views and environments.
Research: It was decided to keep the design team small, giving very personalized attention to the clients throughout the design process. A design supervisor and a lead designer spent a great deal of time analyzing the owners and their spatial needs.
Multiple visits were made to the site and its surroundings to analyze the cultural and natural context to be rescued, and once a meticulous topographic survey was completed, work continued on the project, visiting the site and talking with the clients on an alternating basis to receive feedback throughout the design process.
Inspiration: The architectural style to be achieved was a mixture of Japanese style that integrated elements and techniques of Mexican architecture, mainly of the local type, which can be observed in Nogueras and other neighboring towns of our building.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2 2020 in Nogueras, Colima, México and finished in December 15, 2021.
Operation Flow: The main concept of the build was to accomplish spaces where the boundaries between inside and outside blur: where the ranges and colors of the environment integrate into the shades of the building, and where the inhabitants can walk barefoot across the considered choice of the same natural stone floor without distinguishing whether they’ve come out or into the house and delight in the phenomenology that this materiality awakens in all of their senses.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Di Frenna Arquitectos, 2022.
Team Members: Founder and CEO: Architect Matia Di Frenna Müller
Design Lead: Architect Mariana de la Mora Padilla
Construction manager: Civil engineer Juan Gerardo Guardado Ávila
Image Credits: Imagine #1, Imagine #2, Imagine #3, Imagine #4, Imagine #5/ Photographer Lorena Darquea, 2021