Opus Al Azra Home Domus a designatore Ardh Architects est victor maxime honoratus praemii praestigiosissimi 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Categoria Certaminis Architectura.

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Al Azra Home Domus

a Ardh Architects

Cliens: Ardh Architects

Victor praemii Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum in Categoria Architectura

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De Al Azra Home Domus

Domus Al Azra est aedificium habitationis unius contignationis in Emiratu Sharjah, in Civitatibus Arabicis Unitis situm. Domus concepta est ut quietum perfugium mulieri iam a muneribus liberatae, in area ubi domus familiae eius olim stabat. Duo cubicula, officium, spatium apertum ad vivendum et prandendum, culina semiaperta cum insula ientaculi, et cubiculum ministrae circa atrium interius disposita sunt. Tectura lapidea cum spatio ventilationis et vitris triplicibus calorem, pulverem et strepitum minuunt. Pavimenta ex porcellana in uno gradu posita sunt ut motus facilis sit. Arbores et plantae indigenae secretum ac tranquillitatis sensum praebent.

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De Praemium A' Design Award Aeneum

Al Azra Home Domus victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aeneum, honoris multum aestimati formis egregiis, creandi ingenio, sollertia et acumine insignibus dati. Victores Aenei opera perita et mire creandi sunt, quae experientiam, imaginationem et solertiam auctorum suorum confirmant. Exspectatur Al Azra Home Domus rem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, notabiliter professionalem et novam fore. Haec forma Aeneo victa optimas consuetudines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae amplectitur et in cura minutiarum excellit. Al Azra Home Domus necessitates egregie explet, cupiditates tangit, sensus capit et curiositatem allicit.

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Proprietates Singulares: Al Azra is a residential ground floor building in the emirate of Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates

It was commissioned as a residential retreat for a retired Emirati lady in the old location of her original house when she was younger.

The house hosts just 2 bedrooms, an office, an open-plan living & dining space overlooking the inner courtyard, along side a semi-open modern kitchen with a breakfast island and a maid's room.

A generous use of vegetation provides privacy and serenity.
Dimensiones et Involucrum: The house (without the water feature) covers 485.17 square meters, with dimensions: 23.9m x 20.3m, on a plot of 5,319.8 square meters, with dimensions: 67m x 79.4m
Notulae: Sharjah, Al Azra Home, Ardh, Contemporary Design
Technologia Productionis: The house is designed to use stone cladding with a ventilation gap that acts as an extra layer of insulation against the hot climate of the region
Also tripple glass glazing is specified for optimum dust, sound, and heat insulation.

The floors are porcelain tiles, all one level to ensure the ease of mobility around the house.
Provocatio Designandi: The challenges that were faced in this project included cleaning the existing site from the overgrown invasive species, fixing some water pipe leakage, and introducing a new approach to a residential building footprint in relation to the main plot (usually owners built the entire plot leaving only the setback allowance and not focusing on the landscape and vegetation.
Investigatio: In the very same location, previously, stood the client's old house, where she had her family. As she grew older, she moved to another location and the old house needed to be demolished. However, after many years, she wanted to build a new one with the function of a serene retreat.
Since the plot was abandoned for a long time, a water leak from the neighboring plot allowed for some invasive species to grow.
A research was conducted to confirm the status of the invasive species and part of the design was dedicated to replant and grow native trees on the plot (Such as Ghaaf tree) to preserve the habitat and authenticity of the location.
Inspiratio: This house was inspired by the serenity of an oasis, where the water and the vegetation brings life into the bare desert

Given the size of the plot, there was room to locate the house right where privacy could be maintained without constriction of outdoor space.

Located on a corner plot, tall trees are positioned to provide privacy from the neighbouring house and any future construction on the top adjacent plot, while shorter trees and plants are planted on the other two free corners.
Duratio Operis: The project is located in the Al Azra area in the emirate of Sharjah, in the united Arab emirates.

Construction haven't started yet.
Cursus Operationis: This house is designed to function as a retreat house for the client. It was specifically requested to have only 2 bedrooms, one for the client and one for a visiting guest or care provider. However, the living and dining spaces needed to be cozy yet spacious to allow for her children and grandchildren to gather around and enjoy the view. The house is set deep into the plot to create a surprising reveal once the visiting cars reach the house as well as maintain privacy of occupants.
Patentes: Ardh
Membra Turmae: Omran Alowais
Wisam ElSayed