W Horse Stud Vila by Fahad Alhumaidi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Bronze in Arquitectura Competition Category.

BronzeArquitectura· 2021

W Horse Stud Vila

by Fahad Alhumaidi

Client: Fikrr Architects

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About W Horse Stud Vila

W Horse Stud es una maison de vacanças concebuda per un terren de 10000 mètres quadrats dins la zòna agricòla de Wafra, en Koweit. La maison es elevada 140 centimètres del sòl per dobrir de vistas sus las pastissas de chivals environantas. Lo plan es devesit en dos axes. Un axe conten l'estable dels chivals. L'autre conten las cambras, l'espaci de repais e la granda sala de vida virada vèrs la piscina. Una terrassa de 40 mètres es ombrejada per un teitat en cantilever de 3 mètres per protegir del solelh e de la sabla. La construccion utiliza de blòts leugièrs isolats, de veire, una estructura de bèton e un teitat en acièr leugièr.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

W Horse Stud Vila a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze, una reconeissença plan prestigiosa acordada a de designs excellents que se destrian per la creativitat, l'engenh e la finessa. Los ganhaires del Bronze son d'artefactes largament abils e sorprenentament creatius que provan la vasta experiéncia, l'imaginacion e l'engenhositat de lors designers. S'espèra que W Horse Stud Vila siá un objècte fòrça considerat, admirat e estimat, notablament professional e innovant. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Bronze integra las melhoras practicas de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia e es excellent per son atencion al detalh. W Horse Stud Vila satisfa esplendidament los besonhs, toca los desirs, encanta los sentiments e interèssa la curiositat.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Built on a 10000-m2 site on a farms side of Wafra agriculture area, Kuwait. The house lifted 140 centimeters above the ground to maximize the views of the surrounding horse paddocks. The layout divided into two axes One of them contains the horse stable, while the other dedicated to the bedrooms, dinning and large living area overlocking the swimming pool.
Dimensions & Packaging: The 40m terrace shaded with 3m cantilevered roof increases the usable areas also created to work as a protection from the sun and the sandy weather of the region.
Tags: desert architecture
Production Technology: This vacation house, built with light weight thermal insulated blocks, glass, concrete structure, and light weight steel roof system.
Design Challenge: the main challenge was making a villa for both horses and humans under one roof, we have also study horse behavior very well before the design.so that we can determine the partitioning design and limitation.
Research: horse behavior research
Inspiration: The main views from the house are quite turned to the desert landscaping, horses and the swimming pool. Guest and family spaces cover larger area of the house overlocking the swimming pool that surrounded with desert landscaping and horse arenas. We also anticipate the moment when the natural aging of the landscape will make the house blend more into the site and improve the intended privacy with maintaining the views.
Project Duration: 2018 Kuwait
Operation Flow: We also anticipate the moment when the natural aging of the landscape will make the house blend more into the site and improve the intended privacy with maintaining the views.
Patents: fikrr architects
Team Members: Fahad AlHumaidi
Image Credits: https://www.instagram.com/fhnikon/