Ro54 Cencaltin Chantli by Arshia Mahmoodi

Ro54 Cencaltin Chantli by Arshia Mahmoodi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl in Calchihualiztli, Calmanaliztli ihuan Tlatecpanaliztli Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.

CozticteocuitlatlCalchihualiztli· 2023

Ro54 Cencaltin Chantli

by Arshia Mahmoodi

Client: Arshia Architects

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl Winner in Calchihualiztli Category

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The Design

About Ro54 Cencaltin Chantli

RO54 ce cencaltin chantli tlen omochihchiuh ipan ce tepetlalli ompa Los Angeles. Inin chantli quipia ce tlamantli tlahtlapantli tlalpantli, campa in tlapantin mohuihuipanah itech ce yolloco coyoncayotl. In yollohco panohualiztli tlamamatlameh quicalaquiah tonalmeyotl ihuan tlachializtli nechicoliztli hasta in tlani ohuihcan, tlen quitzinquixtia in nacayotl ihuan yolizmatiliztli hueyicayotl intzalan in caltin. In quiyahuac tlapachiuhcayotl omotec ica CNC tepoztlatequiliztli tlen ce tlachihchiuhtli digital ihuan quitoquilia in melahuac calmimilolli tlachihchiualiztli. Ce 16 xocpalli tlapilolli ipan in ome tlapantli quichihua ce calaquiloyan tlapachiuhcayotl. In tlapouhqui tlalpantin quicahuah ma mopatlacan in tlaquetzaltin.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl

Ro54 Cencaltin Chantli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl, huel mahuiztic tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in achtopa, huel cualli ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Cozticteocuitlatl ca cenca yancuic, tlachiyani ihuan tlanextic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli ihuan toltecayotl. Ca quinequi in Ro54 Cencaltin Chantli quitlalizque yancuic tlamantli ihuan quimacazque tlazohtli. Ni dizayno in quicuic Cozticteocuitlatl ca mahuiztic tlamantli in quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Ro54 Cencaltin Chantli quiyolchicahua ihuan quipaquiltia in tlacah.

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.