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Shamsudin Kerimov Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for House in Okolitsa Residential Building in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Shamsudin Kerimov honored for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that House in Okolitsa Residential Building by Shamsudin Kerimov, designed for Kerimov Architects, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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.
About House in Okolitsa Residential Building
House in Okolitsa is a residential building located in the Okolitsa villa community in the Moscow region, Russia. The house has a total area of 1500 square meters. The rhythmic architecture is defined by the complex topography of the wooded site. Each volume is separated by atriums, which protect the privacy of individual zones and link the interior with the landscape. The atriums contain planted trees and stones and form buffer zones. The materials include hand-formed clinker bricks, roof tiles, wood decking, stone and plaster.
Award Record
Shamsudin Kerimov is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards were granted in the 2020 - 2021 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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/122958
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/122958
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!122958
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/303925
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://kerimov.su/project/okolica/
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- House in Okolitsa Residential Building
- Function
- Residential Building
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Black, Gainsboro, Dark Slate Gray, White Smoke and Light Steel Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Kerimov Architects
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Shamsudin Kerimov
- Country
- Russian Federation
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #122958
Credits
- Team
- Ekaterina Kudinova
- Image Credits
- All images: Kerimov Architects
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The house with a total area of 1500 sq. m is located in the villa community "Okolitsa", Moscow region. The rhythmic architecture is defined by the complex topography of the site, which is practically a forest. In order to integrate the house into the environment, architects have separated each volume with atriums, which ensures the privacy of individual zones and forms interconnected relations between the exterior and the interior, landscape, and architecture.
- Inspiration
- The form-making is based on an atrium structure. The atriums with planted trees and stones are punctuated by functional blocks of the building, creating buffer zones. It doesn’t only erase the boundaries between exterior and interior, but, thanks to the integration of natural elements within the project, makes the environment an integral part of the architecture.
- Realization and Technology
- The materials of the project are hand-formed clinker bricks and roof tiles Petersen; decking Kebony; stone Minera; chain for fencing; various types of metal, plaster, and paving stones.
- Operation and Interaction
- The central entrance leads to the dominant and the pivot of the house is a big living room joint with a kitchen. Close to it, there are a guest bedroom and workshop. The atriums separate the private zone on the first floors, which functional program consists of the master bedroom, three children's rooms, classroom, playroom, and a library functioning as a stair hall, bathroom, changing room, and yoga class. The second floor has a cabinet, second master bedroom, and SPA. On the site there is a facility for the staff, technical facilities and a garage for 3 cars.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project has started in 2019 and still in progress. Location is Okolitsa, Moscow region, Russia.
- Specifications
- The total area is 1500 sq. m.
- Keywords
- architecture, residential, house, moscow
