Courtyards घर by Christos Pavlou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award कांस्य पुरस्कार in वास्तुकला, भवन र संरचना डिजाइन Competition Category.
कांस्यवास्तुकला· 2024
Courtyards घर
Client: Christos Pavlou Architecture
A' Design Award कांस्य पुरस्कार Winner in वास्तुकला Category
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About Courtyards घर
यो दुई तले घरले परम्परागत साइप्रस शैलीको घर डिजाइन र समकालीन तत्वहरूको विशिष्ट संयोजन प्रस्तुत गर्दछ, जसमा भित्री र बाहिरी स्थानहरू बीच सहज सन्तुलन सिर्जना गर्न तीन ठूला हरिया आँगनहरू समावेश गरिएको छ। निजी बगैंचाहरू र हरिया एट्रियमहरूसँगै प्रकृतिको नजिक बसोबास गर्दा हुने जादुई अनुभूति, साथसाथै आधुनिक डिजाइनको सुविधा र जीवनको विकासक्रमको जादुलाई पनि पूर्ण रूपमा उपभोग गर्न सकिन्छ। एट्रियमहरू मार्फत हरियालीलाई भित्री भागमा भित्र्याएर सीमाहरू धमिलो बनाइएको छ, जसले आँगनलाई जीवनशैलीको एक अभिन्न अंग बनाउँछ र प्रयोगकर्ताहरूलाई जीवनको ऋतुगत परिवर्तनको जादु आनन्द लिन दिन्छ।
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award कांस्य पुरस्कार
Courtyards घर A' Design Award कांस्य पुरस्कारको विजेता हो, सृजनशीलता, चातुर्य र सूझबुझले विशिष्ट उत्कृष्ट डिजाइनहरूलाई दिइने उच्च प्रतिष्ठाको मान्यता। कांस्य विजेताहरू कुशल र उल्लेखनीय रूपमा सृजनशील कृतिहरू हुन्, जसले डिजाइनरहरूको व्यापक अनुभव, कल्पनाशक्ति र साधनसम्पन्नता पुष्टि गर्छन्। Courtyards घर उच्च सम्मानित, प्रशंसित र प्रिय वस्तु, उल्लेखनीय रूपमा व्यावसायिक र नवीन, बन्नेछ भन्ने अपेक्षा छ। Courtyards घर ले आवश्यकता उत्कृष्ट रूपमा पूरा गर्छ, इच्छालाई छुन्छ र जिज्ञासा जगाउँछ।
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- In an inhospitable landscape the owners decide to build their "shelter". With no particular views, no neighbourhoods and not much greenery the surrounding rural space does not lend itself to extroversion. Between city and nature, isolation and sociability we are asked to create comfortable and safe living conditions. A design approach that includes the typology of the traditional Cypriot courtyard house was adopted as the basis of the concept.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- ground floor roughly - 28m (length)X6.50m(width)
upper floor roughly - 34m(length)X5.25m (width)
three main courtyards:
courtyard No.1 - 9X9m
courtyard No.2 - 4X9m
courtyard No.3 - 6.5X6.20m - Tags
- gardens, courtyards, outdoors, patios, atriums
- Production Technology
- A reversed concrete beam structural system is used and together with slim steel circular columns at chosen locations suggest an airy, minimalistic design. Floor to ceiling sliding aluminium glazing system are employed to enhance the interior space and strengthen the relationship between inside and outside. Landscape and green courtyards become another material of the architecture. To protect the western side of the house a light weight perforated wall, which seems to float over the ground floor, is made of Ytong blocks for better sound insulation and excellent thermal insulation.
- Design Challenge
- Straddling the line between city and nature, isolation and sociability, we were tasked with creating comfortable and safe living conditions in an entirely unfriendly environment. Enclosing private family life within its own boundaries and using inner courtyards as the primary structural elements overcame the problem of hostility and isolation.
- Research
- The Cypriot rural house typology is studied here for the development of the design. Traditional Cypriot farmhouses are usually rectilinear in shape and enclosed within their own boundaries mainly with high walls and form a large internal courtyard. The upper floor of the house is a long rectilinear block which accommodates the bedrooms but also helps to enclosed better the courtyards on ground floor.
- Inspiration
- The dialectical relationship between indoor and outdoor space transforms the courtyard into a tool of architectural composition. The boundaries begin to blur by bringing nature inside, the courtyards become a way of living. The experience of the residences revolves around the atriums and gardens, enabling users to enjoy the magic of the evolution of life, the changes of light, vegetation and the seasonal colours of nature "Light,green,air,the three main elements of urban planning", Le Corbusier.
- Project Duration
- The house started in 2018 in Nicosia , Cyprus and completed in July 2020. It has been published on Archdaily, Designboom ( among most popular of the week), archilovers ( featured in their weekly news letter).
- Operation Flow
- The concept of courtyards extends to the upper floor where all bedrooms open onto protected, uncovered continuous long balconies creating interior spaces directly connected to their external environment. Patios and courtyards become integral parts of the design, offering protected extensions for outdoor activities and delightful gathering spots all year-round. Daily rituals are organized around courtyards and patios, each with a distinctive atmosphere and connection with the beauty of nature.
- Image Credits
- main image #1: unseen views/ charis solomou
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video credits: CAM Archi Studio
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