Twist House Privat Wunnhaus by Tzokas Architects

Twist House Privat Wunnhaus by Tzokas Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award an Bronze in Architektur, Gebai an Strukturdesign Competition Category.

BronzeArchitektur· 2021

Twist House Privat Wunnhaus

by Tzokas Architects

Client: TZOKAS architects

A' Design Award an Bronze Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About Twist House Privat Wunnhaus

Twist House ass e privaten Doheem an engem Uelegbeemgarden am Südweste vum Peloponnes, mat engem direkten Blick op d'Festung vu Methoni. D'Haus mat dräi Niveauen suivéiert d'Evolutioun vum mënschleche Wunnen. Den ausgehuewenen Buedem bild de Kellergeschoss, Steen formt d'Volumen vum Erdgeschoss, an e liichtert Verputz-Volume rout doriwwer. Duerchgaend Verglasungen vum Buedem bis un d'Decken a Buedenfliesen, déi no baussen erausrécken, verbannen den Interieur mam Exterieur. Déi total Fläch beträit 485 Quadratmeter. Materialien, déi vum Terrain selwer geholl goufen, goufen erëmbenotzt fir den Impakt op d'Natur ze limitéieren an fir déi bestoend Beem ze erhalen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Bronze

Twist House Privat Wunnhaus ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Bronze, enger héich prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un erausragend Designe vergi gëtt, déi sech duerch Kreativitéit, Erfindungsgab a Schlauheet ausgezeechnen. Bronze-Gewënner si voll Fäegkeet a opfälleg kreativ Wierker, déi déi grouss Erfahrung, d'Fantasie an d'Ressourceréichtum vun hire Designer bestätegen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Twist House Privat Wunnhaus e héich geschätzt, bewonnert a beléifte Géigestand ass, bemierkenswäert professionell an innovativ. Dëst mam Bronze ausgezeechent Design integréiert déi beschte Praktike vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie an zeechent sech duerch Opmierksamkeet fir Detailer aus. Twist House Privat Wunnhaus erfëllt Bedierfnesser exzellent, beréiert Wënsch, bezauberet Gefiller an erweckt Neigierecht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The building rises through the land. The obtained stones become the ground floor volumes and the lighter second volume stands on them. The three level house involves the stages thought which the human being inhabits the nature. From the upper level he observes it, from the ground level he gets acquainted to it and finally through the underground he inhabits it.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total area of the residence is 485m² of which, 222m² basement, 160m² ground floor and 103m² first level, with a maximum height 7.70m.
The swimming pool surface is 60m².
Tags: tzokas architects, single house, residential, house, minimal, messinia, architecture, greece, pool, sea view,
Production Technology: Ground which becomes stone and stone which becomes sand. Theoretically nothing is lost and everything is recycled.
The ground get shape into a basement, the stone gives form to the ground floor and the plaster stands delicately above them, shaping the second level.
The continuity between interior and exterior spaces is reinforced by the floor to ceiling openings and the floor tiles which extend towards the outer space.
Design Challenge: Principal request was to propose a project that had to respect the natural contest and in the meanwhile to be contemporary. Furthermore the project had to respect by law the old existing building permit of a totally different project, regarding the covering surface to the plot, the total volume and the square meters of the house. The underground "cave" was the solution to the clients necessity for more living space.
Research: Main goal was the perfect view to the castle and everything else facing the opposite direction was supposed to be solid with narrow openings.
The minimum footprint on the ground and the preservation of the existing landscape, was the second approach.
By keeping the above points, the challenge was to fit it to our clients brief.
Inspiration: The evolution of the dwelling of the human beings, starting from the cave, passing to one level stone buildings and ending up to a light flying volume above the ground.
Main concern was to recycle the obtained ground materials, such as the stone and respecting the trees, in order to have as less impact as possible to the nature, while focusing totally to the perfect view.
Project Duration: The house is located in an olive groove in the Southwest Peloponnese, and has a direct view towards the castle of Methoni.
Operation Flow: The building rises through the land and its underground part, with the playroom and gym, leads to the pool. The two stone volumes, which follow the topography of the hill, in one part are disrupted to give the most honorable place to a certain olive tree and they host the living room and kitchen in one of them and the guest room in the other. A white volume comes to bridge the two stone structures, following the ideal view towards the castle with the two independent bedrooms. A hidden outer staircase slides outside of the white volume and leads to the rooftop, which offers a 360 degree view to the visitors.
Team Members: Arch. Athanasios TZOKAS
Arch. Fotis DALIANIS
C. Eng. Giorgos GEORGIADIS
Arch. Kelly FILIPPOPOULOU
Image Credits: TZOKAS architects 2021