Ro54 Eefamilljenhaus by Arshia Mahmoodi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award an Gold in Architektur, Gebai an Strukturdesign Competition Category.

GoldArchitektur· 2023

Ro54 Eefamilljenhaus

by Arshia Mahmoodi

Client: Arshia Architects

A' Design Award an Gold Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About Ro54 Eefamilljenhaus

RO54 ass en Eefamilljenhaus, dat op engem Hanggrondstéck zu Los Angeles gebaut gouf. D'Haus benotzt e Split-Level-Layout mat versaten Etagenplacke ronderëm en zentrale Vide. Zentral Bréckentrapen bréngen Sonneliicht a visuell Verbindung bis op den déifste Niveau, wat déi kierperlech a psychologesch Distanz tëscht de Raim reduzéiert. Déi baussenzeg Schuel gouf op Basis vun engem digitalen Design mat CNC-Technik gefräst a follegt streamlineg Formen aus dem Automobildesign. Eng Auskraagung vu 16 Féiss op der zweeter Etage bildt en Entréesdaach. Oppe Grondrëss erlaben et, d'Miwwelen ëmzestellen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Gold

Ro54 Eefamilljenhaus ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Gold, enger héich prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un éischtklassesch, wonnerbar an erausragend Designe vergi gëtt. Gold-Gewënner si ganz innovativ, visionär a blendend glänzend Kreatiounen, déi d'Talent, d'Wäisheet an d'Fäegkeete vun hire Designer reflektéieren. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Ro54 Eefamilljenhaus eng héich gelueften, trendsetzend a monumental Erfindung ass, déi beispillosen Wäert liwwert. Dëst mam Gold ausgezeechent Design ass e spektakuläert, respektéiert Projet, dat d'Grenze vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie erweidert. Ro54 Eefamilljenhaus erzeegt intensiv Wënsch, erweckt Leidenschaft, encouragéiert Kreativitéit a faszinéiert eis.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Automotive inspired intelligible shell, CNC milled from digital design.
Split level architecture with central bridging stairs to allow sunlight and visual connection to the deepest level.
Dynamic 16 ft cantilever of the second floor creating an entrance canopy and shaded prelude.
Fluidity in circulation and open floor plans that allow for rearrangement of furniture and interior decoration.
Correlation of exterior form and interior hulk.
Museum-quality basement grand room.
Dimensions & Packaging: 17246mm x 19735mm x 7315mm
Tags: split-level configuration, sensory performance, streamline automotive aesthetics, dynamic cantilever, fluidity circulation G exterior & interior correlation
Production Technology: Automotive inspired intelligible shell, CNC milled from digital design.
Split level architecture with central bridging stairs to allow sunlight and visual connection to the deepest level.
Dynamic 16 ft cantilever of the second floor creating an entrance canopy and shaded prelude.
Fluidity in circulation and open floor plans that allow for rearrangement of furniture and interior decoration.
Correlation of exterior form and interior hulk.
Museum-quality basement grand room.
Design Challenge: How can we minimize the physical and psychological distances between different chambers in a residential assemblage? Most homes are constructed with rooms arranged in either horizontal or vertical layouts, which often lead to partitioning and separation due to privacy or functional requirements. Walls, doors, and other barriers typically divide these spaces.
Research: Our aim for tackling this stoic problem was to reduce the time (Δt) required to access other spaces in the program, physically or psychologically. We looked at the problem on a horizontal plane (xy axis), where we aimed to dissolve all unnecessary divisions. This meant direct visual connection from one space to most other spaces in the house, which shortened the time of accessing information in other parts of the house, therefore reducing its psychological distances.
Inspiration: The design vocabulary was informed by streamline automotive aesthetics, proposing every technology in the house to have exponent performance discreetly, allowing the architectural space to deliver a sensory performance.
Project Duration: 07/2017-06/2022
1254 Roberto Ln, Bel Air, CA 90077, USA
Operation Flow: The project itself provided for an inclusive engagement with its surrounding space by means of large open spaces and utilization of the ideals of transparency for honest integration into its surrounding community. There is little to hide and what belongs to the house belongs to the neighborhood and conversely, what belongs to the neighborhood is brought into the house. The architecture in turn demands a change of attitude from its occupants towards the community, to be open and to be known.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Arshia Architects;
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Yuheng Huang, Exterior View, 2022.
Image #2: Photographer Renee Parkhurst, Living Room, 2022.
Image #3: Photographer Paul Vu, Library, 2022.
Image #4: Photographer Paul Vu, Kitchen, 2022.
Image #5: Photographer Renee Parkhurst, Exterior View, 2022.