Bnaider, Kuwait
AGi architects
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
This modern beach house for a prominent Kuwait family weaves together culture and modernism through materials and traditions incorporating elements of desert and water. The house is for entertaining and relaxation, therefore it had to accommodate plenty of guests, while maintaining the families privacy. One way this was accomplished was by utilizing the vertical circulation of the house to separate public, private, and service spaces. Follow the break for photographs and further description about this beach house in Kuwait.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
Nestled into the landscape, this beach house blends with the natural topography of the coastline of Kuwait. It slowly unfolds itself to the visitor, as it is approached from the desert.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
Moving through the house the lower level extends into the landscape and the
infinity pool in the garden provides an accentuated visual connection to the sea.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
The private side of the house, located at the entry level, is concealed from the visitors by a bamboo wall. The bedrooms and other private living spaces remain isolated from daily activities. A three-way stair, placed at the center of building, organizes the different flows of family, friends and guests.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
The architects design approach began with creating an organizational and formal structure to the beach house dictated by the ability to maximize views to the sea. They also had to accommodate the client’s request for a single house, two bungalows and a boathouse, with possible plans for expansion in the future.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Garrido |
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| site plan--drawing Courtesy of AGi architects |
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| 1st floor plan--drawing Courtesy of AGi architects |
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| 2nd floor plan--drawing Courtesy of AGi architects |
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| diagram 01--drawing Courtesy of AGi architects |
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| diagram 02--drawing Courtesy of AGi architects |
The people
Architects: AGi architects
Location: Bnaider, Kuwait
Design Team: Dr. Nasser B. Abulhasan, Joaquin Perez-Goicoechea, Georg Thesing, Bruno Martins Alfonso Gomes, Daniel Muñoz Medranda, Robert A. Varghese, Abdul Hafiz Mohammed, Moyra Montoya Moyano
Project Area: 5,000 sqm
Project Year: 2007/2009
Photographs: Nelson Garrido
Watch vedio about this house: http://vimeo.com/13857468
