Urban Garden Residential Villa by Nour Saccal |
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| DESIGN NAME: Urban Garden PRIMARY FUNCTION: Residential Villa INSPIRATION: We were inspired by the client’s love for Japanese gardens and nature to create a house that is not only connected to nature but incorporates within elements from the natural environment. Green, water, air and light; Within the realm of biophilic design we took inspiration from these four elements from which moments and spaces were conceived aiming to design a home that promotes well-being. Intrigue and a sense of invitation (that is often denied) are dual concepts we also played with in the design of the volume in an aim to create privacy within while still engaging the viewer on the outside. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The site provided a unique challenge that directly influenced & inspired the design. The house sits on a narrow rectangular plot of 460m2 with a depth twice as long as its façade and is exposed to streets solely at its front and back. The villa was designed as an urban vertical volume that uses its façades as screens to create a sense of privacy within a dense neighbourhood. Embracing the site conditions, the section of the house was a main design tool with multiple punctures designed to let in light. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The volume was designed as an urban vertical house that uses its façade as a screen to create privacy against an increasingly dense neighbourhood. Its jagged façade acts as an invitation for passers-by to look in while simultaneously denying the viewer the whole story. The back façade carries on in its austerity and mystique from the main front of the house; a tall black marble façade hides the back entrance door within it from viewers yet announces it simultaneously with dim lighting and a subtle protrusion. Upon entering, an alternate experience awaits, inviting users to discover the space in an open plan and multiple views toward the upper and lower floors. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project is located in Siddiq area, Kuwait. Construction to begin October 2022 FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Architecture, Building and Structure Design |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The main materials used in the design are concrete that is clad in a grey stone for the main volume with a unique black marble that is used both in the front and back entrance both to highlight them and to give the house a sense of luxurious austerity. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Plot size 460 m2, built up area: 1420m2 location: Siddiq, Kuwait phase: construction to start in October 2022 TAGS: urban, garden, biophilia, biophilicdesign RESEARCH ABSTRACT: The type of research we conducted was focused on biophilic design and how incorporating elements from biophilia can enhance a person’s well-being. Biophilic design maintains that human beings seek a connection with natural living things and thus incorporating nature, green walls, and providing abundant light conditions have been found to support better cognitive function, physical and psychological well-being. Thus, we incorporated elements of biophilic design in the form of skylights, punctures, shallow water pools, a large green wall around a patio that can be viewed from all the floors and a mini garden in the basement that receives natural sunlight. CHALLENGE: The challenges we faced were in particular to space layout design while respecting cultural nuances for residential requirements in Kuwait. Particularities such as multiple entrances, separate staff stairs for both male and female, a separate 'diwaniya' for men's' gatherings all had to be reconciled while creating an inviting spatial experience for the end users. ADDED DATE: 2022-09-21 12:44:23 TEAM MEMBERS (3) : Nour Saccal, Hima Francis and Maysa Saccal IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1: Renderer Tony Antoun, 2021 video credits: saccal design house Music: Dreamin' by slow sense Music: porcelain by Moby |
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NAME: SACCAL DESIGN HOUSE PROFILE: Saccal Design House, located in Beirut Lebanon, was founded in 2014 by two sisters Nour and Maysa Saccal. The company provides interior design and architecture services as well as product design. In 2018, they opened a branch in Kuwait city. Saccal Design House aims to evoke EMOTION and instil a sense of WONDER and AMBIGUITY that is explored at different scales. Through architecture and interior design their focus is on creating novel experiences that invite curiosity and generate conversation and questioning of existing norms. They seek bespoke solutions that respond uniquely to urban, site and ecological specificities as well as enhancing existing or lost socio-cultural practices. A sustainable agenda is at their foremost concern in the aim of creating buildings that become part of an energy efficient cycle as well as through the use of sustainable materials. Through product design, Saccal Design House aims to explore design in different mediums/materials to invite emotion and even a sense of confusion in the positive sense. Designed elements are not solely thought of as static objects; instead as tools for engendering actions, reactions and sensibilities. Nour is an architect who completed her graduate studies at the Barcelona Institute of Architecture with an undergraduate degree in Architecture from the American University of Beirut. Whereas, Maysa is an Interior architect who graduated from the Lebanese American University in Beirut. |
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Urban Garden Residential Villa by Nour Saccal is Winner in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Category, 2022 - 2023.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Nour Saccal. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Nour Saccal. |
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