Twist House Umudugudu Bwite by Tzokas Architects

Twist House Umudugudu Bwite by Tzokas Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Ubwubatsi Competition Category.

BuronzeUbwubatsi· 2021

Twist House Umudugudu Bwite

by Tzokas Architects

Client: TZOKAS architects

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Ubwubatsi Category

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The Design

About Twist House Umudugudu Bwite

Twist House ni inzu bwite iherereye mu murima w'imizeti mu majyepfo y'uburengerazuba bwa Peloponnese, ifite igitego kiziguye ku nzu ndangamurage ya Methoni. Iyi nzu ifite inzego eshatu ikurikira amateka y'ubwihindurize bw'aho abantu babaga. Ubutaka bwacukuwe bugize inzego yo hasi (basement), amabuye agena imiterere y'ibice by'inzu ari ku rwego rw'ibanze, naho igice cy'ipulasitiro yoroheje kikaba giri hejuru yabyo. Ibyobo biva hasi bijya hejuru (floor to ceiling openings) hamwe n'amategura y'amabuye y'hasi asohoka inyuma yifashisha guhuza ahantu h'imbere n'inyuma. Ubuso bwose ni metero kare 485. Ibikoresho byafashwe aho iyi nzu yubatswe byongeye gukoreshwa kugira ngo bagabanye ingaruka ku bidukikije no kubungabunga ibiti byariho.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Twist House Umudugudu Bwite ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Twist House Umudugudu Bwite biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Twist House Umudugudu Bwite ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The building rises through the land. The obtained stones become the ground floor volumes and the lighter second volume stands on them. The three level house involves the stages thought which the human being inhabits the nature. From the upper level he observes it, from the ground level he gets acquainted to it and finally through the underground he inhabits it.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total area of the residence is 485m² of which, 222m² basement, 160m² ground floor and 103m² first level, with a maximum height 7.70m.
The swimming pool surface is 60m².
Tags: tzokas architects, single house, residential, house, minimal, messinia, architecture, greece, pool, sea view,
Production Technology: Ground which becomes stone and stone which becomes sand. Theoretically nothing is lost and everything is recycled.
The ground get shape into a basement, the stone gives form to the ground floor and the plaster stands delicately above them, shaping the second level.
The continuity between interior and exterior spaces is reinforced by the floor to ceiling openings and the floor tiles which extend towards the outer space.
Design Challenge: Principal request was to propose a project that had to respect the natural contest and in the meanwhile to be contemporary. Furthermore the project had to respect by law the old existing building permit of a totally different project, regarding the covering surface to the plot, the total volume and the square meters of the house. The underground "cave" was the solution to the clients necessity for more living space.
Research: Main goal was the perfect view to the castle and everything else facing the opposite direction was supposed to be solid with narrow openings.
The minimum footprint on the ground and the preservation of the existing landscape, was the second approach.
By keeping the above points, the challenge was to fit it to our clients brief.
Inspiration: The evolution of the dwelling of the human beings, starting from the cave, passing to one level stone buildings and ending up to a light flying volume above the ground.
Main concern was to recycle the obtained ground materials, such as the stone and respecting the trees, in order to have as less impact as possible to the nature, while focusing totally to the perfect view.
Project Duration: The house is located in an olive groove in the Southwest Peloponnese, and has a direct view towards the castle of Methoni.
Operation Flow: The building rises through the land and its underground part, with the playroom and gym, leads to the pool. The two stone volumes, which follow the topography of the hill, in one part are disrupted to give the most honorable place to a certain olive tree and they host the living room and kitchen in one of them and the guest room in the other. A white volume comes to bridge the two stone structures, following the ideal view towards the castle with the two independent bedrooms. A hidden outer staircase slides outside of the white volume and leads to the rooftop, which offers a 360 degree view to the visitors.
Team Members: Arch. Athanasios TZOKAS
Arch. Fotis DALIANIS
C. Eng. Giorgos GEORGIADIS
Arch. Kelly FILIPPOPOULOU
Image Credits: TZOKAS architects 2021