Ro54 Ntlo ea Lelapa le le Leng by Arshia Mahmoodi

Ro54 Ntlo ea Lelapa le le Leng by Arshia Mahmoodi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award in Moralo wa Meaho, Dikaho le Dibopego Competition Category.

KhautaMeaho· 2023

Ro54 Ntlo ea Lelapa le le Leng

by Arshia Mahmoodi

Client: Arshia Architects

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

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The Design

About Ro54 Ntlo ea Lelapa le le Leng

RO54 ke ntlo ea lelapa le le leng e hahiloeng setšeng se leralleng Los Angeles. Ntlo ena e sebelisa moralo oa maemo a arohaneng (split-level) o nang le mekatong e fapaneng ka boemo e hlophisitsoeng ho pota sebaka se bulehileng se bohareng. Litepisi tse bohareng tse kopanyang mekato li tlisa khanya ea letsatsi le khokahano ea pono mokatong o tebileng ka ho fetisisa, e leng se fokotsang sebaka sa 'mele le sa kelello lipakeng tsa likamore. Kutu e ka ntle e ile ea sehoa ka mochine oa CNC ho tsoa moralong oa dijithale 'me e latela libopeho tse boreleli tsa likoloi. Karolo e leketlileng ea maoto a 16 (cantilever) mokatong oa bobeli e etsa sekhurumetso sa monyako. Meralo ea mekato e bulehileng e lumella hore thepa ea ka tlung e hlophisoe bocha.

The Recognition

About the Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award

Ro54 Ntlo ea Lelapa le le Leng ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang haholo e fuoang meralo ea maemo a pele, e ntle ka ho makatsa le e ikhethang. Bahapi ba Khauta ke lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse nang le mehopolo e mecha haholo, tse shebileng pele le tse khanyang ka ho foufatsa, tse bontšang botsebi, bohlale le bokhoni ba baqapi ba tsona. Ro54 Ntlo ea Lelapa le le Leng e lebelletsoe ho ba mohopolo o babatsoang haholo, o thehang mekhoa e mecha le o moholo, o tlisang boleng bo sa kang ba bonoa. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Khauta oa A' Design Award ke mosebetsi o tsosang maikutlo, o hlomphehang, o tlisang molemo o moholo le o sutumelletsang meeli ea bonono, mahlale, moralo le theknoloji. Ro54 Ntlo ea Lelapa le le Leng e hlahisa maikutlo a matla a takatso, e tsosa tjantjello, e khothalletsa boqapi mme e re khahlisa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Automotive inspired intelligible shell, CNC milled from digital design.
Split level architecture with central bridging stairs to allow sunlight and visual connection to the deepest level.
Dynamic 16 ft cantilever of the second floor creating an entrance canopy and shaded prelude.
Fluidity in circulation and open floor plans that allow for rearrangement of furniture and interior decoration.
Correlation of exterior form and interior hulk.
Museum-quality basement grand room.
Dimensions & Packaging: 17246mm x 19735mm x 7315mm
Tags: split-level configuration, sensory performance, streamline automotive aesthetics, dynamic cantilever, fluidity circulation G exterior & interior correlation
Production Technology: Automotive inspired intelligible shell, CNC milled from digital design.
Split level architecture with central bridging stairs to allow sunlight and visual connection to the deepest level.
Dynamic 16 ft cantilever of the second floor creating an entrance canopy and shaded prelude.
Fluidity in circulation and open floor plans that allow for rearrangement of furniture and interior decoration.
Correlation of exterior form and interior hulk.
Museum-quality basement grand room.
Design Challenge: How can we minimize the physical and psychological distances between different chambers in a residential assemblage? Most homes are constructed with rooms arranged in either horizontal or vertical layouts, which often lead to partitioning and separation due to privacy or functional requirements. Walls, doors, and other barriers typically divide these spaces.
Research: Our aim for tackling this stoic problem was to reduce the time (Δt) required to access other spaces in the program, physically or psychologically. We looked at the problem on a horizontal plane (xy axis), where we aimed to dissolve all unnecessary divisions. This meant direct visual connection from one space to most other spaces in the house, which shortened the time of accessing information in other parts of the house, therefore reducing its psychological distances.
Inspiration: The design vocabulary was informed by streamline automotive aesthetics, proposing every technology in the house to have exponent performance discreetly, allowing the architectural space to deliver a sensory performance.
Project Duration: 07/2017-06/2022
1254 Roberto Ln, Bel Air, CA 90077, USA
Operation Flow: The project itself provided for an inclusive engagement with its surrounding space by means of large open spaces and utilization of the ideals of transparency for honest integration into its surrounding community. There is little to hide and what belongs to the house belongs to the neighborhood and conversely, what belongs to the neighborhood is brought into the house. The architecture in turn demands a change of attitude from its occupants towards the community, to be open and to be known.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Arshia Architects;
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Yuheng Huang, Exterior View, 2022.
Image #2: Photographer Renee Parkhurst, Living Room, 2022.
Image #3: Photographer Paul Vu, Library, 2022.
Image #4: Photographer Paul Vu, Kitchen, 2022.
Image #5: Photographer Renee Parkhurst, Exterior View, 2022.