The Fifth Element Domus by Materia 174 is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Architectura Competition Category.

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The Fifth Element Domus

by Materia 174

Client: Materia 174

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About The Fifth Element Domus

Domus ex quinque rectangulis parallelis constat. Massae autoraedarii et balnei a volumine habitationis dispositae sunt. Eam ab oculis curiosis protegunt spatiaque compacta pro ingressu et recreatione formant. Balneum mensula super terram pendet et vitratione sua naturae aperitur. Facies ad silvam spectantes fenestris totius magnitudinis instructae sunt quae spatia habitationis luce aereque implent. Apparatus aquae in solario microclima aestate calida creat. Turris duplex cenaculi axem verticalem format qui omnia elementa aedificii et loci ordinat.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

The Fifth Element Domus victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur The Fifth Element Domus opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. The Fifth Element Domus creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The house consists of five parallel volumes, each with a ledge level and height, but identical in design. It is turned away from prying eyes by deaf stone facades and opened completely with glass walls into the forest, filling it with air and light. The living spaces have free access to the lawn, pool and terrace with a water installation. There are no unnecessary rooms so person can live the entire space everyday. Earth, water, fire, air and the quintessence of all elements - the atmosphere.
Dimensions & Packaging: Plot area: 10000 m2, Basement area: 355 m2, Ground floor area: 840 m2, including 140 m2 of garage. Also there is a building of guards and utilities of 80 m2.
Tags: Modern design, Ukrainian architecture, Materia174, Kyiv architects, architecture design, architecture inspiration, contemporary architecture, contemporary homes
Production Technology: Climate area minus 25 to plus 45 degrees Celsius. To maximize the comfort and minimize the use of resources, conservation technologies are applied to all enclosing structures. Even glasses and blinds examed by not only heat loss, but also the solar factor. Systems with cooling and radiating surfaces are used as the main source of climate warm cold floors, walls, ceiling, which significantly improve the quality of life and protect the environment. Pool water, for example, is fully heated by recovered energy from the dehumidifier and the server room.
Design Challenge: Sensory perception of space - through light, color, tactility, sensations, experiences - that's what matters.
Research: Technologies and experience of their use are an integral part of any modern space. The sensation they create in a person while he interacts with them or they affect him is the fifth dimension today.
Inspiration: House for permanent residence of an adult married couple. Located on the edge of an urban village, the plot looks into the forest on two sides. The owner is a media person one of the requirements is to ensure maximum privacy. Main tasks were to leave connection with nature, to fit a Spa with 20 m indoor pool and a garage for 4 cars and keep the building looking compact. In the main block there are living, dining, kitchen zones, 2 master zones with a short connection between all the zones.
Project Duration: Ukraine, Design Commencement March 2018 - Construction Completion May 2020
Operation Flow: Talking about home, the convertible qualities are space, natural light, as well as personalization, an individual approach.
Patents: "Copyrights belong to Materia174, 2021"
Team Members: Mykhailo Ilchenko
Aleona Pryadko
Anna Hryb
Kyra Tymchenko
Victoriia Shevchenko
Aleksandr Dityatev
Olga Kovalyova
Image Credits: All Images Photographer Sergey Savchenko, 2020