G HOUSE | Contemporary
Mediterranean Villa | Paz Gersh Architecture + Design
Materials and Products:
Concrete Construction,
Aluminum window frame, Parquet wood floors, Teak wooden deck,
Glass handrails,
Stucco coating and Oak Panels on elevations.
The program was
planned for a family with three children.
In planning G-house,
the main design concept was preserving the existing garden.
The garden contains of
a typical Mediterranean fauna with a small orchard.
In the proposed plan,
the balcony evolved into a connecting space between the existing and the new.
The public spaces in
the floor plan layout (Kitchen, Living Room and Dining Room) are arranged
parallel to the balcony.
These spaces open to
the exterior through the balcony, both in views, as well as in orientation.
The house re-examines
the boundaries of interior space on the ground level with the use of natural
light and transparent glass elevations.
These glass elevations
on the ground floor are used as dynamic partitions, while the upper windows allow
filtered sunlight into the space.
The design of the
facades evolved through an analysis of precise proportions with a classical golden
ratio, these proportions can be seen through out the entire house.
In designing of the
exterior elevations, a framing element is used to capture a segment of the
gardens landscape scenery.
The house was planned
while searching for an architectural language, both using local references with
the combination contemporary Mediterranean elements.