Press Release
Ro54 Single-Family House by Arshia Mahmoodi Wins the Golden A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Arshia Mahmoodi honored for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Ro54 Single-Family House by Arshia Mahmoodi, designed for Arshia Architects, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Golden A' Design Award
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
Regarding Ro54 Single-Family House
RO54 is a single-family house built on a hillside site in Los Angeles. The house uses a split-level layout with staggered floor plates arranged around a central void. Central bridging stairs bring sunlight and visual connection to the deepest level, which reduces the physical and psychological distance between rooms. The outer shell was CNC milled from a digital design and follows streamlined automotive forms. A 16 foot cantilever on the second floor forms an entrance canopy. Open floor plans allow furniture to be rearranged.
Award Record
This recognition makes Arshia Mahmoodi a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/144546
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/144546
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!144546
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/264284
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.arshia.net/ro54
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Ro54 Single-Family House
- Function
- Single-Family House
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Olive Green, Black, Light Blue, Light Steel Blue and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Arshia Architects
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Arshia Mahmoodi
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #144546
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Yuheng Huang, Exterior View, 2022.; Photographer Renee Parkhurst, Living Room, 2022.; Photographer Paul Vu, Library, 2022.; Photographer Paul Vu, Kitchen, 2022.; Photographer Renee Parkhurst, Exterior View, 2022.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Automotive inspired intelligible shell, CNC milled from digital design. Split level architecture with central bridging stairs to allow sunlight and visual connection to the deepest level. Dynamic 16 ft cantilever of the second floor creating an entrance canopy and shaded prelude. Fluidity in circulation and open floor plans that allow for rearrangement of furniture and interior decoration. Correlation of exterior form and interior hulk. Museum-quality basement grand room.
- Inspiration
- The design vocabulary was informed by streamline automotive aesthetics, proposing every technology in the house to have exponent performance discreetly, allowing the architectural space to deliver a sensory performance.
- Research
- Our aim for tackling this stoic problem was to reduce the time (Δt) required to access other spaces in the program, physically or psychologically. We looked at the problem on a horizontal plane (xy axis), where we aimed to dissolve all unnecessary divisions. This meant direct visual connection from one space to most other spaces in the house, which shortened the time of accessing information in other parts of the house, therefore reducing its psychological distances.
- Challenge
- How can we minimize the physical and psychological distances between different chambers in a residential assemblage? Most homes are constructed with rooms arranged in either horizontal or vertical layouts, which often lead to partitioning and separation due to privacy or functional requirements. Walls, doors, and other barriers typically divide these spaces.
- Realization and Technology
- Automotive inspired intelligible shell, CNC milled from digital design. Split level architecture with central bridging stairs to allow sunlight and visual connection to the deepest level. Dynamic 16 ft cantilever of the second floor creating an entrance canopy and shaded prelude. Fluidity in circulation and open floor plans that allow for rearrangement of furniture and interior decoration. Correlation of exterior form and interior hulk. Museum-quality basement grand room.
- Operation and Interaction
- The project itself provided for an inclusive engagement with its surrounding space by means of large open spaces and utilization of the ideals of transparency for honest integration into its surrounding community. There is little to hide and what belongs to the house belongs to the neighborhood and conversely, what belongs to the neighborhood is brought into the house. The architecture in turn demands a change of attitude from its occupants towards the community, to be open and to be known.
- Project Duration and Location
- 07/2017-06/2022 1254 Roberto Ln, Bel Air, CA 90077, USA
- Specifications
- 17246mm x 19735mm x 7315mm
- Keywords
- split-level configuration, sensory performance, streamline automotive aesthetics, dynamic cantilever, fluidity circulation G exterior & interior correlation
