Ro54 Kay pou yon Sèl Fanmi by Arshia Mahmoodi

Ro54 Kay pou yon Sèl Fanmi by Arshia Mahmoodi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Lò in Achitekti Competition Category.

LòAchitekti· 2023

Ro54 Kay pou yon Sèl Fanmi

by Arshia Mahmoodi

Client: Arshia Architects

A' Design Award Lò Winner in Achitekti Category

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The Design

About Ro54 Kay pou yon Sèl Fanmi

RO54 se yon kay pou yon sèl fanmi ki bati sou yon teren nan pant yon mòn nan Los Angeles. Kay la sèvi ak yon konfigirasyon nivo divize ak plato etaj ki dekale, ranje ozalantou yon espas vid santral. Eskalye santral ki fè pon pote limyè solèy ak koneksyon vizyèl rive nan nivo ki pi fon an, sa ki redwi distans fizik ak sikolojik ant chanm yo. Kokiy deyò a te fèt ak frezaj CNC apati yon desen dijital epi li swiv fòm aerodinamik ki sanble ak fòm otomobil yo. Yon pòtafo (cantilever) 16 pye sou dezyèm etaj la fòme yon oveny pou antre a. Plan etaj ouvè yo pèmèt moun reòganize mèb yo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Lò

Ro54 Kay pou yon Sèl Fanmi se yon ganyan A' Design Award Lò, yon rekonesans imans prestijye yo bay design premye klas, mèvèye e eksepsyonèl. Ganyan Lò yo se kreyasyon ki trè inovatè, vizyonè e ki briye ak bèl bagay, ki reflete jeni, sajès ak mèt konpetans designer yo. Yo atann Ro54 Kay pou yon Sèl Fanmi pou se yon envansyon ki fè anpil lwanj, ki bay tandans e monimantal ki delivre yon valè san parèy. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Lò se yon pwojè espektakilè, respekte ki pote anpil benefis e ki pouse limit atizay, syans, design ak teknoloji. Ro54 Kay pou yon Sèl Fanmi kreye santiman dezi ki entans, li reveye pasyon, li ankouraje kreyativite e li fasine nou.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Automotive inspired intelligible shell, CNC milled from digital design.
Split level architecture with central bridging stairs to allow sunlight and visual connection to the deepest level.
Dynamic 16 ft cantilever of the second floor creating an entrance canopy and shaded prelude.
Fluidity in circulation and open floor plans that allow for rearrangement of furniture and interior decoration.
Correlation of exterior form and interior hulk.
Museum-quality basement grand room.
Dimensions & Packaging: 17246mm x 19735mm x 7315mm
Tags: split-level configuration, sensory performance, streamline automotive aesthetics, dynamic cantilever, fluidity circulation G exterior & interior correlation
Production Technology: Automotive inspired intelligible shell, CNC milled from digital design.
Split level architecture with central bridging stairs to allow sunlight and visual connection to the deepest level.
Dynamic 16 ft cantilever of the second floor creating an entrance canopy and shaded prelude.
Fluidity in circulation and open floor plans that allow for rearrangement of furniture and interior decoration.
Correlation of exterior form and interior hulk.
Museum-quality basement grand room.
Design Challenge: How can we minimize the physical and psychological distances between different chambers in a residential assemblage? Most homes are constructed with rooms arranged in either horizontal or vertical layouts, which often lead to partitioning and separation due to privacy or functional requirements. Walls, doors, and other barriers typically divide these spaces.
Research: Our aim for tackling this stoic problem was to reduce the time (Δt) required to access other spaces in the program, physically or psychologically. We looked at the problem on a horizontal plane (xy axis), where we aimed to dissolve all unnecessary divisions. This meant direct visual connection from one space to most other spaces in the house, which shortened the time of accessing information in other parts of the house, therefore reducing its psychological distances.
Inspiration: The design vocabulary was informed by streamline automotive aesthetics, proposing every technology in the house to have exponent performance discreetly, allowing the architectural space to deliver a sensory performance.
Project Duration: 07/2017-06/2022
1254 Roberto Ln, Bel Air, CA 90077, USA
Operation Flow: The project itself provided for an inclusive engagement with its surrounding space by means of large open spaces and utilization of the ideals of transparency for honest integration into its surrounding community. There is little to hide and what belongs to the house belongs to the neighborhood and conversely, what belongs to the neighborhood is brought into the house. The architecture in turn demands a change of attitude from its occupants towards the community, to be open and to be known.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Arshia Architects;
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Yuheng Huang, Exterior View, 2022.
Image #2: Photographer Renee Parkhurst, Living Room, 2022.
Image #3: Photographer Paul Vu, Library, 2022.
Image #4: Photographer Paul Vu, Kitchen, 2022.
Image #5: Photographer Renee Parkhurst, Exterior View, 2022.