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House 30
Kuwait
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2015
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
The main feature of House 30 is a semi-private elevated platform that is composed of thirty-six 30cm stripes, sandwiching the white volume. Walls rise off of the 30cm stripes, and spaces are centered in between those walls. The centered areas are semi-private elevated platforms that form the main living space in House 30, which are situated on top of the garage and services level and below the sleeping quarters. Different functions are harmonically blended in this single space, creating an open plan for the main living space. A transparent indoor/ outdoor connection at both ends emphasizes this sense of harmony.
The exterior is also influenced by the 30cm stripes, where it acts as a guiding force to form wafer-like stone-cladded walls. Two accesses directly link the front and backyard on the ground level, while a third access ascends from the ground floor to the elevated platform and then continues to descend to the garden in the backyard.
The house has two shade of stone tiles installed. The contrasting chromatic arrangement of these stone tiles serves a dual function within the overall architectural experience. First, it provides a literal visualization of the building's rhythmic composition. Second, it creates an illusion of lightness that contradicts the actual mass of the construction, generating a perceptual tension between what is known and what is felt. The careful orchestration of material contrasts, thus becomes a language through which the building communicates directly with the body's sensorial system, guiding emotional responses and physical engagement with the constructed environment.
This stripe-based system extends beyond mere aesthetic consideration. They also create spatial legibility that flows seamlessly from exterior to interior environments. As visible in the courtyard space, the grid moves fluidly through different zones of the house, maintaining continuity while allowing for functional differentiation, making the spaces intuitive to understand. The walls that rise from the dark grid lines become the primary structural and spatial organizers, their vertical extension giving physical form to the horizontal ordering system seen in the floor pattern. By ensuring that all spaces maintain dimensions that are multiples of 30cm, the design achieves a mathematical harmony that residents can subconsciously perceive.
The exterior is also influenced by the 30cm stripes, where it acts as a guiding force to form wafer-like stone-cladded walls. Two accesses directly link the front and backyard on the ground level, while a third access ascends from the ground floor to the elevated platform and then continues to descend to the garden in the backyard.
The house has two shade of stone tiles installed. The contrasting chromatic arrangement of these stone tiles serves a dual function within the overall architectural experience. First, it provides a literal visualization of the building's rhythmic composition. Second, it creates an illusion of lightness that contradicts the actual mass of the construction, generating a perceptual tension between what is known and what is felt. The careful orchestration of material contrasts, thus becomes a language through which the building communicates directly with the body's sensorial system, guiding emotional responses and physical engagement with the constructed environment.
This stripe-based system extends beyond mere aesthetic consideration. They also create spatial legibility that flows seamlessly from exterior to interior environments. As visible in the courtyard space, the grid moves fluidly through different zones of the house, maintaining continuity while allowing for functional differentiation, making the spaces intuitive to understand. The walls that rise from the dark grid lines become the primary structural and spatial organizers, their vertical extension giving physical form to the horizontal ordering system seen in the floor pattern. By ensuring that all spaces maintain dimensions that are multiples of 30cm, the design achieves a mathematical harmony that residents can subconsciously perceive.
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