Slabs House Residential Home by Ghiath Al Masri is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Competition Category.
SilverArchitecture· 2019
Slabs House Residential Home
Client: Ghiath Al Masri
Silver A' Design Award Winner in Architecture Category
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About Slabs House Residential Home
The Slab House was designed to juxtapose construction materials, combining wood, concrete, and steel. The design is at once hyper-modern yet discreet. The huge windows are an immediate focal point, but they are protected from the weather and street-view by concrete slabs. Gardens feature heavily in the property, both on the ground level and at the first floor, allowing the residents to feel connected to nature as they interact with the property, creating a unique flow as one moves from the entrance to the living areas.
The Recognition
About the Silver A' Design Award
Slabs House Residential Home is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Slabs House Residential Home is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Slabs House Residential Home is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.
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Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
elegant house in simple way protect the indoor spaces from the hot sun rays and whether in new way like slabs for that the project name is slab house
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
distinguish with elegant shapes
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
expansion my work step forward to international marketing
Grand Interview
Your innovative approach to privacy in Slabs House Residential Home, particularly the interplay between floor-to-ceiling windows and protective concrete slabs, challenges traditional Middle Eastern architectural norms – could you elaborate on how this design solution emerged from Kuwait's cultural context?
The use of slabs enhances privacy, which is a common feature of Kuwaiti culture. This design solution respects the cultural emphasis on maintaining privacy while allowing natural light to penetrate the space, creating a harmonious balance between openness and seclusion.
The gardens at both ground level and first floor of Slabs House Residential Home create a unique connection with nature – what inspired this vertical integration of green spaces, and how does it enhance the daily living experience for residents?
The gardens at both ground level and the first floor of the Slabs House Residential Home create a unique connection with nature, serving as a special feature of this house. This vertical integration of green spaces was inspired by the desire to blend modern living with natural elements, offering residents a refreshing environment that promotes relaxation and well-being. It enhances daily living by providing private outdoor areas on multiple levels, fostering a sense of tranquility and connection to nature, even within an urban setting.
The juxtaposition of wood, concrete, and steel in Slabs House Residential Home creates a striking visual narrative – could you walk us through your material selection process and how these choices reflect both modern aesthetics and Kuwait's architectural heritage?
The juxtaposition of wood, concrete, and steel in the Slabs House Residential Home was carefully curated to balance modern aesthetics with Kuwait’s architectural heritage. Concrete was chosen for its durability and ability to create a sense of solidity and privacy, reflecting the region’s emphasis on secure, private spaces. Wood adds warmth and a natural texture, softening the overall design and creating a welcoming atmosphere, while steel brings a contemporary edge, symbolizing innovation and progress. Together, these materials tell a story of tradition meeting modernity, blending Kuwait’s cultural values with sleek, modern design principles.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The Slab House interplays liberally between the use of all the main materials used in its construction; wood, concrete, and steel to make the living experience both visually appealing and tactile. The use of floor to ceiling windows accompanied by twinning concrete slabs separated by strips of space creates an informal, yet structured juxtaposition between the two materials.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The plot is 20M X 30M and has a total area of 600 sqm. The plot is open at the street side with and is 16m above street level at its highest point. The property consists 3 floors above ground with storage. At ground level there is a 140 sqm garden, the second floor has a terrace garden. On the roof is a storage area which allows all mechanical and electrical units to be housed away from the primary residence.
- Tags
- Architecture, Modern, House, Contemporary, Design
- Production Technology
- Slabs House is a concrete structure with steel structures and a blend of finishing materials including concrete, white sigma, and Basalt stone. This production juxtaposed past and present, new and old materials, and brought in some historical markers of Kuwait's construction to evoke history.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge was to realize the design which called for windows running from the top to the bottom of the property, in a country in which privacy and security are paramount. The final design allowed the full windows to be used while maintaining privacy through the use of concrete slabs.
- Research
- The research portion of the design included looking at the contemporary residential area, the existing houses and how this property would fit in the landscape. In addition, our team explored traditional architecture and construction methods to connect the past to the present through construction.
- Inspiration
- The initial design developed from the idea of having a residential home that contained and was modern, intimate, open and private. The residence uses concrete slabs to interplay between what cannot be seen viewing from the street view, to the openness and freedom of the experience from a person inside the house looking outside.
- Project Duration
- The project was designed throughout 2018 and was undertaken fully in Kuwait.
- Operation Flow
- The interplay between the different construction materials guide and welcome visitors into the core of the property. By featuring gardens on both ground and first floors, we bring the feeling that the outside and the inside are mixing, while protecting the inside from the extreme heat and weather conditions by using steel and concrete.
- Team Members
- Ghiath Al Masri
- Image Credits
- image #1, #2, #3, #4 3D visual credited to Ghiath Al Masri
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