Cubes Aleorion Светионик by Vasilis Mylonas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Бронзана награда A' Design Award in Дизајн архитектуре, зграда и конструкција Competition Category.
БронзанаАрхитектура· 2022
Cubes Aleorion Светионик
Client: bo.M Design Studio
Бронзана награда A' Design Award Winner in Архитектура Category
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About Cubes Aleorion Светионик
Цубес Алеорион је концептуални светионик који је развијен за ивицу лукобрана морске луке Волос, Грчка. Кула светионика је састављена од бетонских блокова у облику коцке наслаганих један на други, постепено помераних од центра, разликују се по величини и исечени на различите начине, стварајући унутрашње празнине у којима се налази степениште до врха. Отвори на сваком нивоу, уоквирују различите перспективе града, луке, области залива и супротне обале. Изложена сва бетонска конструкција одражава материјалност градске луке, поплочаног лукобрана и урбаног окружења.
The Recognition
About the Бронзана награда A' Design Award
Cubes Aleorion Светионик је добитник Бронзане награде A' Design Award, високо престижног признања које се додељује изванредним дизајнима који се одликују креативношћу, домишљатошћу и оштроумношћу. Добитници Бронзане награде у потпуности су вешти и упечатљиво креативни артефакти који потврђују велико искуство, машту и снаљажљивост својих дизајнера. Очекује се да Cubes Aleorion Светионик буде високо цењен, дивљен и вољен предмет, запажено професионалан и иновативан. Овај дизајн награђен Бронзаном наградом A' Design Award уграђује најбоље праксе у уметности, науци, дизајну и технологији и одличан је по пажњи према детаљима. Cubes Aleorion Светионик сјајно задовољава потребе, дотиче жеље, очарава осећања и привлачи радозналост.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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.
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