Roof House Wunnen by Yahya Kashi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award an Bronze in Architektur, Gebai an Strukturdesign Competition Category.

BronzeArchitektur· 2025

Roof House Wunnen

by Yahya Kashi

Client: Kasa Office

A' Design Award an Bronze Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About Roof House Wunnen

De Roof House Projet, deen op dem Daach vun enger Autosalle zu Kermanshah läit, stellt konventionell Iwwerzeegungen iwwer Wunnraim a Fro. Dëse Projet erforscht alternativ Weeër fir d'Hauskoncept ze transforméieren an d'Verständnis dovunner aus enger neier Perspektiv ze verschéiwen. Et interpretéiert d'generesch Haus nei duerch dräi Schlësselkonzepter: Destruktioun, wou extern Kräften d'Haus deforméieren; Explosioun, wou strukturell an net-strukturell Elementer extrem ginn an aus de Trümmer eraustrieden; an Expansioun, wou Objeten anerer dominéieren andeems se hir Essenz verbreeden.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Bronze

Roof House Wunnen 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 Roof House Wunnen 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. Roof House Wunnen 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: "Roof House" is at the entrance of Kermanshah providence, Gilane-Gharb, located on a flat roof 15 ×32 meters of a car showroom. The location of the current situation shows a house in a non-residential, somehow industrial area. In general, at the beginning, it challenges the public beliefs about the location of the house.
Dimensions & Packaging: 15000 mm × 32000 mm × 20000 mm
Tags: Roofhouse, Kasaoffice, Residental, Extention, Kermanshah, Iran, Destruction, Explosion, Expansion
Production Technology: To integrate it with the existing structure, the framework of the original buildings was extended to ensure continuity with the new construction. Also, the LSF (Light Steel Frame) system was utilized to reduce the structural weight of an extension.
Design Challenge: This project started from a generic type of house that existed in our common sense. Therefore, these questions were raised. How can we transfigure the house concept in another way?
How is it possible to shift the understanding of the house from our perspective?
Research: The main purpose of this project is to experiment on the generic model of the house. Hence, for this idea of transformation of the generic object, we are following three strategies to execute the concept of form. The first one is Destruction, which emerges from the external forces on the object. The second one is Explosion, in which the object is exaggerating its properties to transfigure itself. And the last one is Expansion. In this strategy, the object’s features infect the surrounding objects and try to disturb their essence.
Inspiration: The project began with a generic type of house that exists in common understanding. In this context, the question was raised: how can the concept of a house be transfigured in a new way? How can the understanding of a house be shifted from a different perspective? "Roof House" is not merely a generic house; rather, it represents what remains of the generic house. This is referred to as object debris, a state that emerges when the conventional perception of a house is dismantled.
Project Duration: The Project Started in January 2024 and finished in june 2024 in Hamedan, Iran
Operation Flow: So as we can see, three keywords indicate our path during the project.
The first one is "Destruction". Destruction is the method which the object itself is demolished by some external forces that are pushing pressure on our generic house to get deformed from its previous state. The second keyword is "Explosion". When the object exaggerates its elements, such as structural properties (beams, columns) or non-structural things (windows, doors, or some of the roofs), we can realize that the explosion is happening inside the house. Somehow the object is withdrawn from the debris itself. The last one is Expansion. In this way, one of the objects in this house is trying to dominate the other objects by infecting or grasping the other object's essence. in "Roof House" a few methods were executed to evoke our object to emerge for us these concepts of form which are occurring in the generic house. As you follow the drawings in the project, you can see the pool on the roof as an object distributed itself by expanding its material on the surrounding objects. Or you will see some destructured objects disclosing themselves by overtaking the current existing generic house.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Kasa Office, 2024
Image Credits: Image #1 : Visualization Mohammad Javad kasae, 2024
Image #2 : Visualization Mohammad Javad kasae, 2024
Image #3 : Visualization Mohammad Javad kasae, 2024
Image #4 : Visualization Mohammad Javad kasae, 2024
Image #5 : Visualization Mohammad Javad kasae, 2024