Espacio Kaab Galuega Autu: Fale by Matia Di Frenna Muller

Espacio Kaab Galuega Autu: Fale by Matia Di Frenna Muller is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Fausaga Fale Competition Category.

ArioFausaga Fale· 2022

Espacio Kaab Galuega Autu: Fale

by Matia Di Frenna Muller

Client: Di Frenna Arquitectos

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Fausaga Fale Category

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The Design

About Espacio Kaab Galuega Autu: Fale

Espacio Kaab o se fale na mamanuina mo se ulugalii talavou i luga o se nofoaga faaifo i tafatafa o se vaitafe i Nogueras, Colima, Mekisiko. O le mamanu e tuufaatasia ai le aafiaga faaSiapani ma tu ma aga masani a le atunuu Mekisiko i le fausiaina o fale. E faaaogaina faatasi le maa, palapala ma laau faatasi ma le uamea ma le sima, ina ia mafai ai ona fetaui lelei le vaaiga o le fale ma le laufanua o loo siomia ai. Sa filifilia le maa mausali, sima ma le sima Chukum mo vaega i fafo, ae tuu le laau ma le fau i avanoa e puipuia. O le fola maa faanatura lava lea e tasi e faaauau atu i totonu ma fafo, ma faamalūina ai le tuaoi i le va o le fale ma lona nofoaga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Espacio Kaab Galuega Autu: Fale, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Espacio Kaab Galuega Autu: Fale e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Espacio Kaab Galuega Autu: Fale o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Espacio Kaab is a house project for a young couple, where the fundamental requirement was the interaction with the environment and the use of materials visually and conceptually integrated with the natural context, such as stone and earth, giving a modern touch with steel and concrete. The difficult topography of the land gave the opportunity to do a strong and unique character in the area, is a project with a lot of interesting spaces, beautiful views and environments that blend with the nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross square footage: 4,316 S.F.
Tags: rammedearth, concrete, stone, wood, vegetation, landscape
Production Technology: For the selection of materials, several criteria were used, one of the most important was that the project should integrate visually with the area, therefore priority was given to materials with a natural tendency, such as wood, stone and earth.
Trying to minimize maintenance and future restorations, we selected the most durable materials for outdoor spaces, such as stone, concrete and "Chukum" stucco, while the more delicate materials such as wood and wicker were placed in protected areas.
Design Challenge: The land of the project is next to a river surrounded by nature and had a complicated topography, it is immersed in an area of houses and historical buildings such as the Cathedral, the Rangel museum and ecological park.
These characteristics challenges us to design a harmonious and functional project, but also gave us the opportunity to take advantage of the site and develop a project interesting spaces, beautiful views and environments.
Research: It was decided to keep the design team small, giving very personalized attention to the clients throughout the design process. A design supervisor and a lead designer spent a great deal of time analyzing the owners and their spatial needs.
Multiple visits were made to the site and its surroundings to analyze the cultural and natural context to be rescued, and once a meticulous topographic survey was completed, work continued on the project, visiting the site and talking with the clients on an alternating basis to receive feedback throughout the design process.
Inspiration: The architectural style to be achieved was a mixture of Japanese style that integrated elements and techniques of Mexican architecture, mainly of the local type, which can be observed in Nogueras and other neighboring towns of our building.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2 2020 in Nogueras, Colima, México and finished in December 15, 2021.
Operation Flow: The main concept of the build was to accomplish spaces where the boundaries between inside and outside blur: where the ranges and colors of the environment integrate into the shades of the building, and where the inhabitants can walk barefoot across the considered choice of the same natural stone floor without distinguishing whether they’ve come out or into the house and delight in the phenomenology that this materiality awakens in all of their senses.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Di Frenna Arquitectos, 2022.
Team Members: Founder and CEO: Architect Matia Di Frenna Müller
Design Lead: Architect Mariana de la Mora Padilla
Construction manager: Civil engineer Juan Gerardo Guardado Ávila
Image Credits: Imagine #1, Imagine #2, Imagine #3, Imagine #4, Imagine #5/ Photographer Lorena Darquea, 2021