Cubes Aleorion لائٽ ھاؤس by Vasilis Mylonas

Cubes Aleorion لائٽ ھاؤس by Vasilis Mylonas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award برونز انعام in فنِ تعمير، عمارت ۽ ڍانچي جو ڊيزائن Competition Category.

برونزفنِ تعمير· 2022

Cubes Aleorion لائٽ ھاؤس

by Vasilis Mylonas

Client: bo.M Design Studio

A' Design Award برونز انعام Winner in فنِ تعمير Category

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The Design

About Cubes Aleorion لائٽ ھاؤس

Cubes Aleorion ھڪڙو تصور لائٽ ھاؤس آھي جيڪو يونان جي Volos بندرگاهه جي بريڪ واٽر جي ڪناري لاءِ ٺاھيو ويو آھي. لائٽ ھاؤس ٽاور ڪعبي جي شڪل واري ڪنڪريٽ بلاڪن تي مشتمل آھي جيڪو ھڪ ٻئي جي مٿان رکيل آھي، ھلندي مرڪز کان ٻاھر ھليو ويندو آھي، ماپ ۾ فرق ڪندي ۽ مختلف طريقن سان ڪٽيو ويندو آھي، اندروني ويڊس ٺاھيندو آھي جيڪو مٿي ڏانھن سيڑھي گھرندو آھي. هر سطح تي کولڻ، شهر جي مختلف نقطه نظر کي فريم ڪريو، بندرگاهه، بي ايريا ۽ سامهون واري ساحل. ظاهر ڪيل سمورو ڪنڪريٽ ڍانچو شهر جي بندرگاهن جي ماديت، پختو بريڪ واٽر ۽ شهري ماحول کي گونجائي ٿو.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award برونز انعام

Cubes Aleorion لائٽ ھاؤس A' Design Award برونز انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، تمام گهڻو معزز اعتراف جيڪو تخليقيت، اختراع ۽ ذڪاوت سان ممتاز بهترين ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو. برونز جا کٽيندڙ ڀرپور مهارت واريون ۽ نمايان طور تخليقي شاهڪار آهن، جيڪي پنهنجي ڊيزائنرن جي وسيع تجربي، تخيل ۽ ڏاهپ جي تصديق ڪن ٿيون. Cubes Aleorion لائٽ ھاؤس کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ تمام گهڻو قدر ڪيل، ساراهيل ۽ پيارو شيءِ هوندو، قابل ذڪر حد تائين پيشه ورانه ۽ جدت وارو. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award برونز انعام کٽيو آهي، فن، سائنس، ڊيزائن ۽ ٽيڪنالاجي ۾ بهترين طريقا شامل ڪري ٿو ۽ ننڍين تفصيلن ڏانهن ڌيان ڏيڻ ڪري شاندار آهي. Cubes Aleorion لائٽ ھاؤس ضرورتون خوبصورتيءَ سان پوريون ڪري ٿو، خواهشن کي ڇهي ٿو، جذبن کي موهي ٿو ۽ تجسس ڇڪي ٿو.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The Cubes Aleorion is a proposal for a new lighthouse for the port of Volos, Greece. A tower is formed by cube shaped all concrete blocks that are placed upon each other, are horizontally slightly shifted off center and are cut out in various ways, creating internal voids that house the stairway to the top. It is a modern interpretation of the so called Aleorion of Xerxes, originally built around 480 BC in the middle of the sea passage between Skiathos island and mount Pelion in central Greece.
Dimensions & Packaging: Design concept was developed on the basis of cube shaped concrete blocks placed upon each other, forming a 14.25m tower.
Tags: lighthouse, concrete, brutalism, observatory, port, greece
Production Technology: Cubes Aleorion design concept was developed on the basis of cube shaped concrete blocks placed upon each other. The blocks are horizontally shifted around the main vertical axis, gradually differentiate in size and finally are cut out in various ways, creating internal voids and openings. Inside the hollow space created, the stairway to the top is being placed. The exposed all-concrete lighthouse structure echoes the materiality of the port breakwater and the urban character of the surroundings.
Design Challenge: The real challenge was to create ana architectural form that respects various factors at the same time, such the landmark position of the lighthouse at the entry of the city port, the materiallity and aesthetics of the urban enviroment and the long history roots of the city and the port itself and the character of a maritime nation sailing the Mediterranean for thousand of years.
Research: The research spanned almost the whole naval history of Greece and finally found inspiration at the most ancient maritime safety structure in the world that once stood on the reef Lefteris, in the middle of the sea passage between Skiathos island and mount Pelion in central Greece
Inspiration: The project was inspired by the so called Aleorion of Xerxes, built around 480 BC and once stood on the reef Lefteris of the Aegean Sea, Greece. It is considered as the most ancient maritime safety structure in the world, built 250 years before the Lighthouse of Alexandria. The Dolomite stones, used for the construction of the lighthouse were placed on top of each other forming a tower that functioned as a warning sign of the reef and the nearby very shallow waters.
Project Duration: Cubes Aleorion location is the port of Volos, Greece
Operation Flow: The vertical circulation, besides a necessity for technical and maintenance purposes, serves as an open invitation to visitors to explore the structure and enjoy the view. Each level frames a different viewpoint of the bay, thus creating new perspectives of the city, the port, the sea and opposite coast of the Pagasetic Gulf. The casual walk on the paved breakwater is enriched with a new end-destination, encouraging the extension of the city waterfront promenade onto the sea. A new landmark of the port and the city is born.
Image Credits: Image #1: Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 01, 2021.
Image #2: Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 02, 2021.
Image #3: Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 03, 2021.
Image #4: Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 04, 2021.
Image #5: Creator Vasilis Mylonas, Cubes Aleorion 05, 2021.