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Mop House

Kuwait / Kuwait / 2011

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The site can be accessed from either side of the surrounding streets to allow for both a private and a public entrance. After moving along a curved wall that guides the visitor from the exterior of the plot into the center, one reaches the main entrance into the house. Upon entering through the main door frame, the space opens up to reveal the swimming pool and the public living areas of the house.

The form of the residence is reminiscent of the movement patterns of a mop, from which flexible volumes ...

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Fluidity and rigour in Agi Architects' Mop HouseA curved wall guides the visitor towards the main entrance

by Malcolm Clark Mop House, designed by Agi Architects in Kuwait, has two entrances with access from either side of the surrounding streets, providing both a private and a public entrance. After following a curved wall which
3/29/20120
Post & Comments
melissa Do
melissa Do /Architetto
beutifull
9/12/2012
Gordian Overschmidt
Gordian Overschmidt /Altro
Like my first Aalto experience. Thank you, it is marvellous.
7/9/2012
miguel salvadorinho
miguel salvadorinho /Architetto
great work
4/3/2012
Ermanno Rizzo
Ermanno Rizzo /Studente di Architettura
Suggestivo, veramente molto...Ma è la struttura migliore rispetto al clima? La posizione dei singoli ambienti perchè non è legata al percorso solare? I materiali quali sono? sono adeguati anche nel dimensionamento in base anche alla zona molto calda? perchè ci sono delle finestre che danno direttamente allesterno esterno, quando c'è il pericolo di abbagliamento e temperature che supero i 45° gradi d'estate ?
3/2/2012
Alex Burdykin Bua86
Alex Burdykin Bua86 /Designer d'interni
the color of the shape is great
3/2/2012
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