Lulu Villa Nyumba by Dante Luna is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Majengo, Ujenzi na Miundo Competition Category.

DhahabuUsanifu wa Majengo· 2021

Lulu Villa Nyumba

by Dante Luna

Client: Dante Luna Arquitectos

Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award Winner in Usanifu wa Majengo Category

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The Design

About Lulu Villa Nyumba

Lulu Villa ni makazi ya kibinafsi yaliyoko Las Terrenas. Nyumba hii inashughulikia mita za mraba 850 za ujenzi kwenye kiwanja cha mita za mraba 2,492. Muundo huu umeundwa na maumbo matatu yanayokatana, ambapo mojawapo lina ngazi mbili. Ngazi ya kwanza ina maeneo ya kijamii, yenye maghala makubwa yaliyo wazi kuelekea nje, pamoja na vyumba vya wageni. Ngazi ya pili ina vyumba vya kulala na chumba cha familia, vilivyounganishwa na ukanda wa wazi. Zege katika hali yake ya asili ndilo linalotawala kuta za nje. Mlango wa kuingilia unatumia fremu za alumini zenye mwonekano wa mbao, zinazostahimili chumvi ya bahari na zilizopangwa kwa nafasi ili kuruhusu mwanga wa mchana kuingia.

The Recognition

About the Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award

Lulu Villa Nyumba ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kuu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya daraja la kwanza, ya ajabu na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Dhahabu ni kazi bunifu mno, zenye maono makubwa na za kung'aa kwa umaridadi zinazoakisi kipaji, hekima na ustadi wa wabunifu wao. Lulu Villa Nyumba inatarajiwa kuwa uvumbuzi unaosifiwa sana, wa kuweka mielekeo na wa kihistoria unaoleta thamani isiyo na kifani. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Dhahabu ya A' Design Award ni mradi wa kustaajabisha na unaoheshimika unaonufaisha sana na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Lulu Villa Nyumba huzua hisia kali za hamu, huamsha shauku, huhimiza ubunifu na hutuvutia.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The open spaces of the house are composed of three proposed exterior volumes. The way in which materiality, in its noblest state converges with the interior, highlights the unique characteristics of the project. Especially the permeability of the entrance, combining exposed wood and concrete provides the entrance of the sun's rays generating light effects and shadows allowing a cozy and interesting space.
Dimensions & Packaging: Villa Lulu is a private residence of 850 square meters of construction in a lot of 2,492 square meters, located in Loma Esperanza, Las Terrenas.
Tags: House, spaces, material, wood, concrete, volumetric.
Production Technology: The architectural design of Lulu Ville consists of a combination of different textures, elements, and volumes. This manages to be balanced and with a good handling of the materiality, is distinctive in its facades the concrete in its natural state, which is present in its prolonged walls and slabs; the front part is a perforated wood finish that allows access to natural light inside, walls with rustic textures and a white volume that protrudes from the rest of the structure.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge for the creation of this house was to relate the materiality and give a beach effect. Especially in the permeability of the entrance combining wood and exposed concrete. To achieve this profitably, look for a material that is resistant to sea salt to last its resistance. That is why we used aluminum profiles painted in wood and interrupted their arrangement to allow light to enter the input module.
Research: The endeavor placed in this project reflects the belief of our studio that, as architects, designing a house is something sacred, the customer is giving his or her confidence and life for an indefinite time, sometimes years of life in a mortgage. The biggest investment in life, so it requires an honest and coherent response, which is why we focus on proposing what the client is really doing, it's part of professional ethics, the only option is to do it well.
Inspiration: The residence was designed under the conceptual basis of the intersection of the three main volumes, one of them is two levels: entrance module, rooms and living areas. The architectural design of Villa Lulu consists of a combination of different textures, elements, and volumes.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2016 in Las Terrenas and finished in July 2017.
Operation Flow: The house is composed of three blocks intersected, one of them is two levels. The first level houses the social areas, characterized by a great integration to the exterior with large galleries, and the service and sleeping areas of guests. On the second level, there are the bedrooms and the family room that are connected by an open corridor as a balcony, as in the traditional Antillean architecture.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Dante Luna Arquitectos
Team Members: Dante Luna Guerrero, Architect.
Sarah Tió, Architect.
Wilmeer De Los Santos, Architect.
Nicolás S. Naranjo, Architect.
José Luis A. Rojas, Architect.
Image Credits: Fernando Calzada Photography