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Aamer Qaisiyah Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Basalt House in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Aamer Qaisiyah acknowledged for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for Basalt House by Aamer Qaisiyah, designed for Aamer A. Qaisiyah. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Basalt House
Built for comfort as well as being elegant. This design is truly eye-catching and remarkable inside and out. Features include oak wood, windows made to bring in plenty of sunlight, and it is soothing to the eyes. It is mesmerizing by its beauty and the technique. Once you are in this house, you can't but notice the serenity and the oasis feeling that takes over you. The breeze of the trees and the surrounding with the sun rays makes this house a unique place to live in away from the busy city life. The Basalt house is built to please and accommodate a variety of people.
About Aamer Qaisiyah
Many successful people usually emerge from privileged backgrounds or a comfortable financial situation. Some social problems keep many people from having a chance at success, but not this ambitious and talented young man from Syria named Aamer Qaisiyah. This young architect had faced many struggles in his early years until the present time; from losing his mother at a young age, changing countries and adjusting to rejections on jobs due to the disposition of Syrians in the world, in addition to dealing with prejudice people. However, that did not discourage him from pursuing his goals and ambitions. He persevered toward success and rose above adversity.
Award Record
With this recognition, Aamer Qaisiyah is 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/87280
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/87280
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!87280
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/250499
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Basalt House
- Function
- House
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Ghost White, Dark Slate Gray, Lavender, Dim Gray and Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Aamer A. Qaisiyah
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Aamer Qaisiyah
- Country
- Kuwait
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #87280
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The BASALT house is a house located in the southern part of Syrian Arab Republic. It is located at an altitude higher than 1100 meters above sea level amid a dense forest of oaks. This house combines both past and present architecture, with its simple exterior, sharp angles and unique combination of distinct material. Blending ancient architecture using basalt and oak wood with renewed creative ideas merging from this historical era.
- Inspiration
- What inspired me the most for this design was the Ancient Romans' architectures built in southern Syria. Despite the simplicity of its architectural design, it is still imposing its prestige and charms, while continues to be very impressive for viewers. In my opinion, I believe that we are longing for simple and uncomplicated designs at times when modern designs have become a commodity. The basalt stone with its hardness, unique properties and dark color was the main inspiration for my project.
- Research
- The research was done by using the internet and observing firsthand the designs built in my hometown in Southern Syria. The main objective was to blend the popular architecture built in southern Syria under the Roman Empire with unique up to date architecture with a creative touch from the past and present designs. Methodology for my project was mainly looking at the popular Roman architecture and studying their details to find ways to combine in with today's different interests of people.
- Challenge
- The hardest part that I had to face was combining the popular architecture built in Southern Syria under the Roman Empire with today's simple comfortable creative design, using the latest technology yet keeping it elegant and interesting to viewers.
- Realization and Technology
- This house is designed to blend easily and beautifully into the surroundings of natural environment, as well as being durable, resistant and can endure natural unpredictable weather conditions. Its outer walls are built of double concrete blocks and are covered with natural basalt stones. Its large windows are made to bring in as much light as possible while keeping a cozy atmosphere. The double glazing thermal brake aluminum system is used as well as water refining systems and solar systems.
- Operation and Interaction
- This design is fully equipped and fully comforted with a unique automation system which allows the owner to have control to many things in this distinguished house such as; lighting, rolling shutters, boilers, heating and air-conditioning, and security system.
- Project Duration and Location
- The design started in March 2019 and finished in June 2019 in Kuwait. The execution will start in August 2020 in Syria.
- Specifications
- Plot area: 780 m2 Basement floor area: 355 m2 Ground floor area: 355 m2 First floor area: 355 m2 Total area: 1065 m2
- Keywords
- Basalt, House, Home, Villa, Syria, Stone, Black, Oak, Creative, Roman,
