Ro54 Nyumba ya Banja Limodzi by Arshia Mahmoodi

Ro54 Nyumba ya Banja Limodzi by Arshia Mahmoodi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Nyumba, Zomanga ndi Zomangidwa Competition Category.

GolideZomangamanga· 2023

Ro54 Nyumba ya Banja Limodzi

by Arshia Mahmoodi

Client: Arshia Architects

Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award Winner in Zomangamanga Category

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The Design

About Ro54 Nyumba ya Banja Limodzi

RO54 ndi nyumba ya banja limodzi yomangidwa pamalo a phiri ku Los Angeles. Nyumbayi imagwiritsa ntchito kamangidwe ka masitepe osiyanasiyana (split-level) okhala ndi zipinda zosanjikizana mozungulira malo apakati otseguka. Masitepe apakati olumikizirana amabweretsa kuwala kwa dzuwa ndi kulumikizana kwa maso mpaka pansi penipeni, zomwe zimachepetsa mtunda wa thupi ndi wa maganizo pakati pa zipinda. Chikuto chakunja chinasemedwa ndi makina a CNC kuchokera ku mapangidwe a digito ndipo chimatsatira mawonekedwe osalala ngati a magalimoto. Mbali yotuluka ya mamita pafupifupi asanu (mapazi 16) pa chipinda chachiwiri imapanga denga la polowera. Kamangidwe ka zipinda zotseguka kamalola kuti mipando isinthidwe malo.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award

Ro54 Nyumba ya Banja Limodzi ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe a pamwamba, odabwitsa ndi odziwika. Opambana a Golide ndi zolengedwa zatsopano kwambiri, zoona patali ndi zonyezimira zomwe zimaonetsa luntha, nzeru ndi luso la opanga awo. Ro54 Nyumba ya Banja Limodzi akuyembekezeka kukhala chopangidwa chotamandidwa kwambiri, chokhazikitsa zochitika ndi chachikulu chomwe chimabweretsa phindu losawonekapo kale. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Golide ya A' Design Award awa ndi ntchito yodabwitsa, yolemekezeka yomwe imapindulitsa kwambiri ndi kukulitsa malire a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo. Ro54 Nyumba ya Banja Limodzi amabweretsa zilakolako zamphamvu, kudzutsa chidwi, kulimbikitsa luso lolenga ndi kutikopa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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.