AGI Architects designed the Mop House, located in Al-Nuzha, Kuwait.
유연한 화이트 하우스의 건축환경은 거주자의 프라이버시 확보를 위한 내부 수렴형 공간 생성과 이를 교묘하게 은폐하는 외형의 부드러움에 있다. 그리고 내부, 풀장이 위치한 1층의 리빙스페이스를 중심으로 각 공간은 막힘없는 소통공간으로 구성된다. 이를 위해 외형은 몹의 움직임 패턴을 연상시키는 부드러운 곡선으로 디자인되며, 주거 중심에서 비틀어진 서로 다른 방향의 시퀀스로 완성된다; 주거의 전면부와 측면에 위치한 정원 및 조금 틀어진 후면 도로로 구분된다. 가족의 미래를 위해, 두명의 아이들을 위해 하우스의 구조 및 동선은 프라이버시를 확보하도록 구분된다.
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The site can be accessed from either side of the surrounding streets to allow for both a private and a public entrance. After moving along a curved wall that guides the visitor from the exterior of the plot into the center, one reaches the main entrance into the house. Upon entering through the main door frame, the space opens up to reveal the swimming pool and the public living areas of the house.
The form of the residence is reminiscent of the movement patterns of a mop, from which flexible volumes are organized diagonally around a central axis. This axis twists upwards to generate spaces that are channeling the vision in different directions: the front side of the house, side gardens and angles of the back street.
The circulation surrounding the patio on the first floor contrives of a succession of living spaces, which not only communicate to one another, but also relate visually the interior of the patio to the exterior. The first floor overhangs to shade the rooms on the ground floor, and the patio is designed to define a break in between the volumes of the house, which subtly reveals a side garden.
The residence was originally planned to house one family with two small children, however in the future it could be divided into two units. The structure of the house and the distribution of the circulation, as well as the positioning of the entrances and lift allows for guaranteed privacy between parents and children in the prospective future.
from contemporist