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Horizon Urban Home by B5 Design Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design

B5 Design acknowledged for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for Horizon Urban Home by B5 Design. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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 Bronze A' Design Award Explained

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 Horizon Urban Home

Horizon is a two story house designed as a family retreat on a private farm, away from the crowded city. The modern contemporary building uses light colours, wide terraces and biophilic elements to open the interior to the surrounding landscape. The ground floor holds an open kitchen and large living rooms that overlook the swimming pool area. The first floor holds the master bedroom and three children bedrooms, linked by a private terrace. Stone, wood and concrete are combined to give a solid and calm character.

About B5 Design

B5 design is an office specializes in given luxury innovative and turnkey solutions for your property. We do design, manage, supervise and furnish all type of properties. All this is powered by a professional in house team & international partners.

Award Record

With this recognition, B5 Design is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2020 - 2021 editions 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. It 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. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Horizon Urban Home
Function
Urban Home
Category
Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Discipline
Spatial Design
Industry
Architecture
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Cornflower Blue, Gray and Light Slate Gray
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
B5 Design
Country
Qatar
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#109962

Credits

Team
Ahmed Farghaly, Ayman El Mahdi, Mina Gamal and Mohammed Nabil
Image Credits
B5 Design

Design Details

Unique Properties
A Modern contemporary urban house located at a private farm designed to provide a family hideout from the crowded city atmosphere, carrying forward the modernist questioning of the fundamental premises of architecture, in the infinitude and wonder of shifting light and hand wrought detail and in the clarity and interconnection of built forms, with its deep sense of human comfort and pleasure
Inspiration
Achieving the deep sense of human comfort and pleasure, we got inspired by the architect Gaudi house and how it is very relaxing and yet getting the luxurious and elegant look, what more could one ask of home than that it combine security with wonder
Research
As we begin the design process, we start by a thorough site analysis and a careful explorations into alternative setting of the particular building elements on the land, analysing the pros and cons of each arrangements, illustrating for our client what their options are and inviting them to speculate about directions they may not have considered. Starting with free hand sketches going to samples selections and mood boards then considering all the plans and details to the 3D illustration to show the combination of materials and masses and relation within and area studying to achieve all the needs
Challenge
combining the materials (stone, wood and concrete) to offer solidity built while giving pleasure to the eye and touch
Realization and Technology
Modern contemporary style giving clear look and the relaxation effect
Operation and Interaction
Combining elegance look with simple function to achieve the aime of the project for relaxation and enjoying the view and natural light
Project Duration and Location
The project started in April 2015 in Doha, Qatar and finished the design concept and technical drawings in the same year December 2015
Specifications
Two story villa with biophilic elements, entrance path way and landscape, the dynamic architecture is characterized by its light colours and wide terraces, the house is designed to be amused by the surrounding scene, the Ground Floor has a modern open kitchen and large living rooms over looking the swimming pool area, while the First contains the master bedroom and three kids bedrooms connected by a private terrace to enjoy the view
Keywords
modern villa , private rest house , modern house , relaxing house

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