The Fifth Element 住宅 by Materia 174 is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 银奖 in 建筑与结构设计 Competition Category.

银建筑· 2021

The Fifth Element 住宅

by Materia 174

Client: Materia 174

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 建筑 Category

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The Design

About The Fifth Element 住宅

该住宅由五个平行的矩形体量组成。车库与水疗（Spa）体块相对于起居体量错位布置，既遮挡了外界的窥视，又分别为入口区与休闲区围合出紧凑的场地。水疗体块以悬挑结构悬于地面之上，通过大面积玻璃向自然敞开。面向森林的立面采用通高落地窗，使起居空间充盈着光线与空气。露台的水景装置在炎炎夏日中营造出宜人的微气候。两层通高的起居室塔体形成垂直轴线，统领着建筑与景观的所有元素。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

The Fifth Element 住宅是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计The Fifth Element 住宅将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。The Fifth Element 住宅是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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