Cubes Aleorion Indlu Yesibane by Vasilis Mylonas

Cubes Aleorion Indlu Yesibane by Vasilis Mylonas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweZakhiwo, Isakhiwo kunye neMilo Competition Category.

IbhronziUyilo lweZakhiwo· 2022

Cubes Aleorion Indlu Yesibane

by Vasilis Mylonas

Client: bo.M Design Studio

Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award Winner in Uyilo lweZakhiwo Category

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The Design

About Cubes Aleorion Indlu Yesibane

ICubes Aleorion yindlu yesibane eye yaphuhliswa kumda wokuqhekeka kwamanzi kwizibuko laseVolos, eGrisi. Inqaba yesibane yokukhanya yenziwe ngeebhloko zekonkrithi ezimilise okwetyhubhu ezibekwe phezu komnye, zishenxiswa ngokuthe ngcembe embindini, zahlulahlulwe ngokobukhulu kwaye zisikwe ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo, zenza i-voids yangaphakathi ebeka izitepsi eziya phezulu. Imivulo kwinqanaba ngalinye, isakhelo iimbono ezahlukeneyo zesixeko, izibuko, indawo yebhayi kunye nonxweme oluchaseneyo. Uvelwano oluveziweyo lwalo lonke ulwakhiwo lwekhonkrithi luphinda ubutyebi bezibuko lesixeko, udonga lwamanzi agangathiweyo kunye nommandla wedolophu.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award

Cubes Aleorion Indlu Yesibane ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo ephawulekayo eyahlukaniswa kukuyila, ubukrelekrele nobukrelekrele. Abaphumeleleyo beBhronzi ziimveliso ezinobuchule obukhulu nezidala ngokumangalisayo ezingqina amava aphangaleleyo, ukucinga nokwazi ukuzenzela kwabayili bazo. Cubes Aleorion Indlu Yesibane iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimpahla exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo enobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award ubandakanya iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu kubugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha kwaye ugqwesile ngenxa yokunikela ingqalelo kwiinkcukacha. Cubes Aleorion Indlu Yesibane iyanelisa iimfuno ngokumangalisayo, ichukumisa iinqwenelo, ikhwebela iimvakalelo kwaye itsala umdla.

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.