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Xerolithi Оршин Суух by George Sinas

Xerolithi Оршин Суух by George Sinas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Мөнгөн шагнал in Архитектур, барилга ба байгууламжийн дизайн Competition Category.


МөнгөнАрхитектур· 2021

Xerolithi Оршин Суух

by George Sinas

Client: Sinas Architects

A' Design Award Мөнгөн шагнал Winner in Архитектур Category

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The Design

About Xerolithi Оршин Суух

Байгалийн орчинд ууссан байшин. Эгц барзгар налуу, тараагдсан өргөстэй бут сөөг, богино чулуун бэхэлгээний ханын хамт газар тариалангийн зориулалтаар эрт дээр үеэс бий болсон ксеролити гэж нэрлэгддэг. Байшингийн үндсэн фасадууд нь xerolithies хэлбэрээр үүсдэг. Агаарт байгаа тууз шиг хөнгөн, налуугаас бие биенээсээ үл хамааран зөөлөн ойртож, тэдний хооронд амьдрах орон зайг бий болгож байгаа мэт эдгээр хананууд. Шороо, ургамлаар бүрхэгдсэн дээвэр нь байгалийн ландшафтыг дуурайж, байшинг бараг харагдахгүй болгодог.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Мөнгөн шагнал

Xerolithi Оршин Суух нь A' Design Award Мөнгөн шагналын ялагч бөгөөд дээд зэргийн, гайхамшигтай, сэтгэл хөдөлгөм загварт олгодог онцгой нэр хүндтэй хүлээн зөвшөөрөлт юм. Мөнгөн ялагчид бол маш гялалзсан, маш бүтээлч ажил бөгөөд зохион бүтээгчдийн гарамгай мэдлэг, авьяас, нарийн мэдрэмжийг харуулдаг. Xerolithi Оршин Суух нь гайхалтай, үлгэр жишээ, маш мэргэжлийн, гүнзгий шинэлэг бүтээл болно гэж хүлээгддэг. Мөнгөн шагнал хүртсэн энэ загвар бол урлаг, шинжлэх ухаан, загвар, технологийн хил хязгаарыг тэлэхэд хувь нэмэр оруулдаг анхаарал татахуйц, биширсэн шинэ бүтээл юм. Xerolithi Оршин Суух бол олон хүний атаархал татдаг бүтээл бөгөөд хүслийг сэргээж, эерэг мэдрэмж авчирч, гайхшрал, биширлийг төрүүлдэг.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
When one thinks of the Greek Islands, stacked white boxes come to mind. The design challenged this morphological preconception, by imagining the main facades of the house as xerolithies, starting low and gradually developing a sufficient height. They move closer and away of the slope and independently from one another, forming spaces in between them.
The traditional bamboo pergola with its wooden raw beams in their natural color can be seen throughout the length of the house, inside and outside. The beams follow the curvy morphology, like vertebrae of a long spinal cord.
Dimensions & Packaging
The ground floor area of the house is 180sqm.
Additional 60sqm of basement area.
Tags
Architecture, Cycladic Architecture, Landscape Design, Integrated design, Summer House, Island Architecture, Greece, Aegean, Serifos, Planted Roof, Curves, Wavy Form, Stone
Production Technology
The outer shell of the structure is mainly stone. Exterior walls are 50cm thick. Concrete structural system.
Design Challenge
The hardest part of this design was taming the wavy morphology. Making it sensual yet keeping the layout of the house functional.
Inspiration
The main focus of the design was to create a house that blends in its natural environment. An environment comprised of steep dirt and gravel slopes, dressed with scattered wild thorny bushes, and beautiful large rock formations. Though the most important existing elements, were the short stone retaining walls, locally called xerolithies, created a long time ago for land cultivation purposes. These walls, usually not more than a meter in height formed flat stripes of land parallel to the slope and extended along the entire surface of the hillside.
The site with its xerolithies was the spark of inspiration.
Project Duration
The project was designed in 2015.
The contraction started in 2016 and lasted until 2018.
The house is situated in Kalo Ampeli, Serifos Island, Cyclades, Greece.
Operation Flow
All spaces have been placed sequentially to spread out as long and thin as possible. The main house is separated by the bedrooms in order to create a space for the main covered veranda along the long spine of the house.
Team Members
Leader Architect: George Sinas (Sinas Architects)
Team: Maria Mamoura
Interior Decoration: Olga Ktena
Image Credits
Photographer of all images: Yiorgos Kordakis
Drawings and Renderings and sketch: George Sinas

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