DESIGN NAME: The Twist and Shout
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Private Residential
INSPIRATION: An idea is highly contagious; plant the smallest seed of one and it can grow and multiply into reality. I have always been fascinated with the idea of combining the purest and most elementary architectural knowledge with an unorthodox approach to design. The idea of exploring the transition between these two realms excites me tremendously. The house was designed with this particular mindset; A single and specific design approach that unites various psychological elements allowing us to dream of realities that were once nothing but a simple idea.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The geometric exploration of the home's morphology aimed to maximize the site's potential, a series of calculated geometric and sculpture like interventions on the facade exploits the tension between conflicting elements. In contracts to the internal areas, which are designed to have greater fluidity in transition between the spaces in both the horizontal as well as the vertical
This house takes a completely Avant Garde, progressive and unique approach to lifting the urban fabric of Semarang at a local scale to compete with other urban tissues at an international level.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The project is one single architecture residence for a client who needs a house that structurally challenging, visually stunning while maintaining a highly efficient working machine as a house.
The final result according to the client is a very pleasant house where they are proud to have because it shows who they really are and have a highly effective flow of activity program
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in January 2013 and finished in January 2016 Semarang, Indonesia.
The project is part of the Indonesian Architect Association Open House Week on September 2016
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Architecture, Building and Structure Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: One significant features that defines the design of the project is the application of a parametric-based system for the primary facade of the structure. The approach was driven through a detailed solar analysis on the structure, with great attentiveness given to the eastern and western facades. The distribution of the facade's openings were heavily contingent on view axes, occupant height, and the uniform distribution of natural light.
The project itself is realized after a long study and construction phases that took more than 4 years to complete.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: 20000 mm x 60000 mm x 8000 mm
TAGS: Parametric, Futuristic, Modern, House, Cantilevered
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: The Twist and Shout house addresses issue at a local scale. One of the first residential units in the City of Semarang to address the challenge in construction and design. The Twist and Shout house takes a completely Avant
The house addresses issue at a local scale. One of the first residential units in the City of Semarang to address the challenge in construction and design. The interplay between function, form, light, environmental performance, social response and local assimilation has transformed what is usually considered to be a mundane residential dwelling, to one that has pushed the boundaries of construction and design evolving into an architectural landmark that has become unique to the fabric of the city.
CHALLENGE: The client's requirements and requisite were very specific and detailed; the primary difficulty was to address the client's request to live in a home that is visually stunning and unique, yet simultaneously maintain the conventional cultural requirements of a 'Semarangian39; home. The other challenge arose from the complicated yet very specific flow of activities required within the entire project; where the house serves as a base for the client's profession without hindering in the slightest the day to day residential activities of the home's occupants. hindering in the slightest the day to day residential activities of the home's occupants.
ADDED DATE: 2018-02-22 00:25:32
TEAM MEMBERS (6) : MSSM ASSOCIATES partners :, , Revano Satria, ST MArch, Mohammed Makki, BArch, MArch, Pavlos Schizas, BArch, MArch and Michel Moukarzel, B.E, Msc
IMAGE CREDITS: SONNY SANDJAYA, 2017
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