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Rock House in Kuwait
New House in Abdulla Al Salem, Real Estate in The Middle East – design by AGi architects
10 Oct 2018
Rock House in Abdulla Al Salem
Design: AGi architects
Location: Abdulla Al Salem, Kuwait
Rock House – New Kuwait Property
This single family house is located on a corner plot of the residential district of Abdulla Al Salem, Kuwait.
Photos: Nelson Garrido
The concept stems from a controversial duality imposed by the clients need for complete privacy as well as the desire for distinguishing the house into an iconic building from within the neighborhood.
The buildings’ structure is composed of reinforced concrete formed similarly to a folded origami, and the structure rotates around itself creating a central courtyard from which all the spaces in the house are turned towards.
The openings overlooking the street rarely occur, however when they appear they are inclined to prevent views and excessive sun light into the interior.
With relatively smaller spaces than the local standards, the design intent is to give maximum functional flexibility, by introducing multiple routes to enable continuous communication between different rooms without interruptions. Similar to traditional Muslim architecture, the use of corridors is avoided, instead the house is seen as a whole entity comprised of changing conditions based on the various activities unraveling throughout the course of the day.
About AGi architects
The international design firm AGi architects was founded by two architects educated at Harvard University, Joaquín Pérez-Goicoechea and Nasser B. Abulhasan.
With a noticeable international character and a multidisciplinary focus, AGi architects offers a professional service emphasizing quality, creativity and exclusive design. AGi has a vision to create environments that create a lasting value for clients through distinctive and imaginative solutions. At present, the studio has offices in Kuwait and Madrid, with a team comprised of more than 50 professionals.
The studio’s architecture is based on four founding pillars: innovation, an inherent life component, ecological and social interventions and research. AGi architects provides comprehensive services in architecture, interior design and urban planning.
Rock House Kuwait – Building Information
Residential: 1,300 sqm
Location: Abdulla Al Salem, Kuwait
Date: 2006 – 2014
Client: Private
Cost: Confidential
Photography: Nelson Garrido
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Location: Abdulla Al Salem, Kuwait
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