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In Between House by Seyedjalil Mousavi Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Seyedjalil Mousavi of MA Office for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that In Between House by Seyedjalil Mousavi of MA Office has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored 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.
About In Between House
In Between is a house located in Hamadan, in the west of Iran. The design connects the interior of the home with the surrounding city. Brick envelopes on each side of the building form porches that soften the usual barrier between inside and outside. These porches act as extensions of the living areas and offer views of the horizon and the sky. The porches also link the floors of the house. Traditional bricks shape the outer volumes, while the interior uses white marble floors and plastered walls. The building measures 14 by 10 meters and rises to a height of 11.4 meters.
About Seyedjalil Mousavi
Mousavi Architects (MA Office) is a research-oriented design and architecture studio founded by S.Jalil Mousavi in 2010. He earned his master's degree in architecture in 2000 and a doctorate in architectural phenomenology in 2011. Additionally, he has been a member of the university faculty since 2001.MA Office aims to create contemporary architectural spaces that respond to cultural, social, economic, and climatic conditions.
About MA Office
Our architectural office was established in Hamedan in 2012.
Award Record
This recognition makes Seyedjalil Mousavi of MA Office a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/161198
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/161198
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!161198
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/306058
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- In Between House
- Function
- House
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Midnight Blue, Dark Slate Blue, Black, Dim Gray and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Seyedjalil Mousavi
- Country
- Iran
- Brand
- MA Office
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #161198
Credits
- Team
- Seyed Jalil Mousavi- Team members: Akam Katoorani,Sepehr Edalati,Atefeh Safakish
- Image Credits
- All Images Photographer :Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh, Video Credits: Hamed Zangene
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- How the internal relationship of the house as an architectural cell with the city was the main intention behind designing this project. Brick "envelopes" on each side create porches, dissolving the usual barriers. These spaces become extensions of the living area, offering a view of the horizon and sky while connecting the house's floors .The design seamlessly blends indoor and outdoor living, fostering a sense of connection to the city.
- Inspiration
- Today, in ordinary houses, the boundary between inside and outside is defined by walls, and thresholds such as doors and windows allow penetration in and out, while in old houses In Hamadan, the porch is considered as an active living space that connects the interior to the outside. Therefore, reusing these porches in a new way has been our main strategy in the connection between the house and the city for this project.
- Research
- The project balanced the client's desires with the unique qualities of the site. Extensive discussions between architects and the family were coupled with research on the location's history and urban context. This collaboration led to a design that reinterprets the traditional porch as a vibrant buffer zone. These in-between spaces act as both an extension of the home and a bridge to the surrounding city, fostering a seamless connection.
- Challenge
- There were several challenges in this project: lack of construction budget, responding to the wishes of family members, and getting the plan accepted by municipal experts.
- Realization and Technology
- In this project, according to the overall design, the space is divided into two parts, brick envelopes and white interior space, for the construction of the first parts, traditional bricks are used, and in the white part, white marble is used for the floor, and plaster is used for the walls.
- Operation and Interaction
- At the time of ordering the project, the client emphasized the connection between the inside of the house and the outside space and the use of traditional materials such as brick, which was fulfilled by placing brick porches on both sides.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March 2020 in the city of Hamadan located in the west of Iran and ended in February 2022.
- Specifications
- This project has dimensions of 14 meters by 10 meters and a finished height of 11 meters and 40 centimeters.This building includes the ground floor: which consists of the indoors and the connecting spaces, parking, a small suite, and a storeroom. a duplex with dining and living rooms, the main kitchen, a bathroom, and a guest room on the first floor, and two bedrooms for the children, one bedroom for the parents, a dining room, a small kitchen, and a bathroom, for a family in the second floor.
- Keywords
- Architecture, House, porch, Brick, duality
