Home Gym A Private Fitness Center by Ardh Architects Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design

Ardh Architects 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 Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for Home Gym A Private Fitness Center by Ardh Architects. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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 evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the Bronze A' Design Award Means

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

More About Home Gym A Private Fitness Center

Home Gym is a private fitness center located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The building is divided into two main areas, a workout space and a leisure and social space, linked by a corridor with a clear view of a water pond. The facility includes a swimming pool, a sauna, a Jacuzzi, two dining lounges, a juice bar, changing rooms with lockers, and a fitness zone for twenty people. The fitness zone is sunk lower than the rest of the building to allow cross training without raising the overall height. Sandstone cladding blends the structure with the desert landscape.

About Ardh Architects

Principal Architect - Omran Alowais; An Emirati architect, with an Arabic name which translates to architecture, or urban planning, "Omran." Love to create spaces and enjoy making and building it. I love to mix/challenge the ideas of our traditional and modern idiologies of architecture.

Award Record

With this recognition, Ardh Architects is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2019 - 2020 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. 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/100856
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100856
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100856
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/245250
Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/2NSATh8

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Home Gym A Private Fitness Center
Function: A Private Fitness Center
Category: Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture
Colors: Gray, Dark Olive Green, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray and Rosy Brown
Images: 5

The Recognition

Laureate: Ardh Architects
Country: United Arab Emirates
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2019 - 2020
Design ID: #100856

Credits

Team: Omran Alowais and Raluca Tot

Design Details

Unique Properties: This is a private fitness center that comprises of a swimming pool for both family and training, a sauna and Jacuzzi, 2 dining lounges, a Juice bar, changing rooms & lockers, and a fitness zone enough for 20 people at a time. It is a ground floor facility, with electric charging docks for club cars, and a cycling path for outdoor activities. It is also located on a manmade water pond paying homage to the traditional serenity of the Arabian desert.
Inspiration: The design of the building is in intended to create an intimate relationship with this beautiful natural setting. The use of stone wooden vegetation seamlessly blends the architecture with the site's powerful desert landscape and the relaxing panorama of the pond.
Research: It was discovered early on that the main connection that needed to be established was with the existing pond. The main idea was to open the views toward the water pond, where all the walls that facing pond should have an unobstructed open view, and everything else facing the opposite side would be solid. Also, the building should not affect the natural surroundings & preserve most of the existing vegetation. This meant that the building needed to blend in which is reflected in the height & stone sandy tones used for the exterior cladding.
Challenge: The height of the fitness zone to accommodate cross-fit training without increasing the building overall height. this was solved by sinking the fitness zone lower than the rest of the building.
Realization and Technology: Sand stone cladding, SPC panels
Operation and Interaction: The intent of the design is to be a relaxing retreat space. The building is broken up into 2 main areas: the workout space, and the leisure & social space. The 2 areas are connected through a corridor with a clear view of the pond giving the feeling of moving through nature. The pool area opens up in winter times when it's cooler, where the glazing is tucked inside the walls for a seamless look. Furthermore, the skylights above covers the entire pool allowing for a full view of the sky above.
Project Duration and Location: This project is located in Dubai, in the Nad al Shiba area, in the United Arab Emirates. The construction is expected to start in the second quarter of the current year.
Specifications: This facility is a 31m x 47m, with a maximum height of 4.2m
Keywords: Dubai, Nadd Al Shiba, Home Gym, Fitness Center, Contemporary Design, Ardh