Espacio Kaab 住宅 by Matia Di Frenna Muller is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 银奖 in 建筑与结构设计 Competition Category.
银建筑· 2022
Espacio Kaab 住宅
Client: Di Frenna Arquitectos
A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 建筑 Category
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About Espacio Kaab 住宅
Espacio Kaab 是一座为一对年轻夫妇设计的住宅,坐落于墨西哥科利马州诺格拉斯一处临河的坡地之上。设计将日式风格的influence与墨西哥当地的营造传统相融合。石材、泥土与木材同钢材、混凝土并用,使住宅在视觉上与周边景观融为一体。室外区域选用了坚固耐久的石材、混凝土与Chukum灰泥,而木材与藤编则布置于有遮蔽的空间之中。同一种天然石材地面由室内延伸至室外,弱化了住宅与其所处环境之间的界限。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 银奖
Espacio Kaab 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Espacio Kaab 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。Espacio Kaab 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
- Espacio Kaab is a house project for a young couple, where the fundamental requirement was the interaction with the environment and the use of materials visually and conceptually integrated with the natural context, such as stone and earth, giving a modern touch with steel and concrete. The difficult topography of the land gave the opportunity to do a strong and unique character in the area, is a project with a lot of interesting spaces, beautiful views and environments that blend with the nature.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Gross square footage: 4,316 S.F.
- Tags
- rammedearth, concrete, stone, wood, vegetation, landscape
- Production Technology
- For the selection of materials, several criteria were used, one of the most important was that the project should integrate visually with the area, therefore priority was given to materials with a natural tendency, such as wood, stone and earth.
Trying to minimize maintenance and future restorations, we selected the most durable materials for outdoor spaces, such as stone, concrete and "Chukum" stucco, while the more delicate materials such as wood and wicker were placed in protected areas. - Design Challenge
- The land of the project is next to a river surrounded by nature and had a complicated topography, it is immersed in an area of houses and historical buildings such as the Cathedral, the Rangel museum and ecological park.
These characteristics challenges us to design a harmonious and functional project, but also gave us the opportunity to take advantage of the site and develop a project interesting spaces, beautiful views and environments. - Research
- It was decided to keep the design team small, giving very personalized attention to the clients throughout the design process. A design supervisor and a lead designer spent a great deal of time analyzing the owners and their spatial needs.
Multiple visits were made to the site and its surroundings to analyze the cultural and natural context to be rescued, and once a meticulous topographic survey was completed, work continued on the project, visiting the site and talking with the clients on an alternating basis to receive feedback throughout the design process. - Inspiration
- The architectural style to be achieved was a mixture of Japanese style that integrated elements and techniques of Mexican architecture, mainly of the local type, which can be observed in Nogueras and other neighboring towns of our building.
- Project Duration
- The project started in January 2 2020 in Nogueras, Colima, México and finished in December 15, 2021.
- Operation Flow
- The main concept of the build was to accomplish spaces where the boundaries between inside and outside blur: where the ranges and colors of the environment integrate into the shades of the building, and where the inhabitants can walk barefoot across the considered choice of the same natural stone floor without distinguishing whether they’ve come out or into the house and delight in the phenomenology that this materiality awakens in all of their senses.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Di Frenna Arquitectos, 2022.
- Team Members
- Founder and CEO: Architect Matia Di Frenna Müller
Design Lead: Architect Mariana de la Mora Padilla
Construction manager: Civil engineer Juan Gerardo Guardado Ávila - Image Credits
- Imagine #1, Imagine #2, Imagine #3, Imagine #4, Imagine #5/ Photographer Lorena Darquea, 2021
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