Ro54 Indlu Yomndeni Owodwa by Arshia Mahmoodi

Ro54 Indlu Yomndeni Owodwa by Arshia Mahmoodi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ezokwakha, Izakhiwo Nezinhlaka Competition Category.

IgolideEzokwakha· 2023

Ro54 Indlu Yomndeni Owodwa

by Arshia Mahmoodi

Client: Arshia Architects

Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award Winner in Ezokwakha Category

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The Design

About Ro54 Indlu Yomndeni Owodwa

I-RO54 iyindlu yomndeni owodwa eyakhiwe endaweni esegqumeni eLos Angeles. Le ndlu isebenzisa isakhiwo samazinga ahlukene ngezitezi ezihlelwe ngokushiyana zizungeze isikhala esiphakathi nendawo. Izitebhisi eziyibhuloho eziphakathi nendawo ziletha ukukhanya kwelanga nokuxhumana ngokubuka kuya ezingeni elijule kakhulu, okunciphisa ibanga lomzimba nelengqondo phakathi kwamagumbi. Igobolondo langaphandle lasikwa ngomshini we-CNC kusukela kumklamo wedijithali futhi lilandela izimo zezimoto ezishelelayo. Ingxenye engalekelelwe engamafidi ayi-16 esitezi sesibili yakha uphahla lomnyango wokungena. Izinhlelo zezindlu ezivulekile zivumela ukuthi ifenisha ihlelwe kabusha.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award

Ro54 Indlu Yomndeni Owodwa iwinile uMklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo yeklasi yokuqala, emangalisayo nephawulekile. Abawinile beGolide yimiklamo emisha kakhulu, enombono ongaphambili futhi egqamile ebonisa ubuhlakani, ukuhlakanipha nobuchule babaklami babo. Ro54 Indlu Yomndeni Owodwa ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto entsha edunyiswe kakhulu, ebeka isitayela futhi ebalulekile elethe inani elingakaze libonwe. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wegolide we-A' Design Award ungumgomo omangalisayo nohlonishwayo osiza kakhulu futhi osunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Ro54 Indlu Yomndeni Owodwa idala imizwa ejulile yesifiso, ivuse intshiseko, ikhuthaze ukudala futhi iyasiheha.

Behind the Design

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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.