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The Fifth Element Bodulo by Materia 174

The Fifth Element Bodulo by Materia 174 is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Meaho, Dikaho le Dibopego Competition Category.


SileveraMeaho· 2021

The Fifth Element Bodulo

by Materia 174

Client: Materia 174

Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award Winner in Meaho Category

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The Design

About The Fifth Element Bodulo

Ntlo e entswe ka dikhubedu tse hlano tse tshalanang. Dikarolo tsa karatše le spa di arohane le sebaka sa phelo. Di e sireletsa mahlong a batho mme di theha sebaka se phuthehileng sa ho kena le ho iketla. Spa e eme hodima setheho se phahameng ho mobu mme e buletswe tlhahong ka khalase ya yona. Matlotlo a lebisang morung a na le mafasitere a maholo a tlatsang sebaka sa phelo ka khanya le moea. Tlhophiso ya metsi ya terasa e theha maemo a ikgethileng a lehodimo mahlabeng a selemo. Tora ya ntlwana ya phelo e nang le mahlakore a mabedi e theha mohala o emeng o laolang dikarolo tsohle tsa moaho le sebaka.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award

The Fifth Element Bodulo ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo e phahameng ka ho fetesisa, e ntle le e tsosang maikutlo. Bahapi ba Silevera ke mesebetsi e khanyang haholo le e nang le boqapi bo ikhethang e bontšang botsebi, talenta le bohlale ba baqapi ba eona. The Fifth Element Bodulo e lebelletsoe ho ba mosebetsi o motle, oa mohlala, o nang le boprofeshenale bo bonahalang le mehopolo e mecha e tebileng. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Silevera oa A' Design Award ke mohopolo o hlokomelehang haholo le o ratoang o tlisang molemo mme o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. The Fifth Element Bodulo ke mosebetsi oo batho ba bangata ba o lakatsang, o tsosang litakatso, o tlisang maikutlo a matle le o tsosetsang ho makala le ho hlolla.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The house consists of five parallel volumes, each with a ledge level and height, but identical in design. It is turned away from prying eyes by deaf stone facades and opened completely with glass walls into the forest, filling it with air and light. The living spaces have free access to the lawn, pool and terrace with a water installation. There are no unnecessary rooms so person can live the entire space everyday. Earth, water, fire, air and the quintessence of all elements - the atmosphere.
Dimensions & Packaging
Plot area: 10000 m2, Basement area: 355 m2, Ground floor area: 840 m2, including 140 m2 of garage. Also there is a building of guards and utilities of 80 m2.
Tags
Modern design, Ukrainian architecture, Materia174, Kyiv architects, architecture design, architecture inspiration, contemporary architecture, contemporary homes
Production Technology
Climate area minus 25 to plus 45 degrees Celsius. To maximize the comfort and minimize the use of resources, conservation technologies are applied to all enclosing structures. Even glasses and blinds examed by not only heat loss, but also the solar factor. Systems with cooling and radiating surfaces are used as the main source of climate warm cold floors, walls, ceiling, which significantly improve the quality of life and protect the environment. Pool water, for example, is fully heated by recovered energy from the dehumidifier and the server room.
Design Challenge
Sensory perception of space - through light, color, tactility, sensations, experiences - that's what matters.
Research
Technologies and experience of their use are an integral part of any modern space. The sensation they create in a person while he interacts with them or they affect him is the fifth dimension today.
Inspiration
House for permanent residence of an adult married couple. Located on the edge of an urban village, the plot looks into the forest on two sides. The owner is a media person one of the requirements is to ensure maximum privacy. Main tasks were to leave connection with nature, to fit a Spa with 20 m indoor pool and a garage for 4 cars and keep the building looking compact. In the main block there are living, dining, kitchen zones, 2 master zones with a short connection between all the zones.
Project Duration
Ukraine, Design Commencement March 2018 - Construction Completion May 2020
Operation Flow
Talking about home, the convertible qualities are space, natural light, as well as personalization, an individual approach.
Patents
"Copyrights belong to Materia174, 2021"
Team Members
Mykhailo Ilchenko
Aleona Pryadko
Anna Hryb
Kyra Tymchenko
Victoriia Shevchenko
Aleksandr Dityatev
Olga Kovalyova
Image Credits
All Images Photographer Sergey Savchenko, 2020

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