Press Release
A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Goes to Villa Troy Residential House by Renos Constantinou
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Renos Constantinou for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Villa Troy Residential House by Renos Constantinou has been granted the A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 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.
About the A' Design Award
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
Regarding Villa Troy Residential House
Villa Troy is a private house located on the outskirts of greater Nicosia. The internal covered area is 340 square meters, and the home serves a family of four. Living spaces are arranged in an irregular L-shape among verandas and a garden. The open plan ground level holds the lounge, the living room and the dining room, which develop around a double height void at the vestibule. Stone cladding on the front wall recalls the walls of Troy, and five metal brackets recall ancient spears. The placement of the building supports natural ventilation and daylight.
About Renos Constantinou
I am an Architect. I have work experience from the best Architecture firms (ZAHA HADID, Scott brownrigg). I am currently working at ACA Architects in Cyprus
Award Record
This recognition makes Renos Constantinou 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/135650
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/135650
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!135650
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/279531
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.aconstantinou.com/
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Villa Troy Residential House
- Function
- Residential House
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Green, Cornflower Blue, Gray, Dark Gray and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Renos Constantinou
- Country
- Cyprus
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #135650
Credits
- Team
- Architect:, Andreas Constantinou, Team members: and Angela Constantinou
- Image Credits
- Pantelis Hadjiminas
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Living spaces, arranged in an irregular L-shape, are placed amidst a cluster of outdoor areas, including verandas and a garden. The open-plan ground level accommodates the lounge, the living and dining rooms. The double-height void at the vestibule becomes the core around which those three integrated parts of the house develop. The building’s placement enhances natural ventilation and lighting, and large openings add to the connection between inside and out.
- Inspiration
- The architect Renos Constantinou chooses to bestow the house with identity, alluding to the owners’ names: Paris and Helen. Mythology provides inspiration for designing a contemporary Trojan home, the Villa Troy
- Research
- We wanted to design something based on the Mediterranean design and a sustainable design. A global environmental crisis under the guise of climate change is development model planning has been promoting across the word. We install photovoltaics panels and the house is design to become a zero energy efficient
- Challenge
- The name of the project is Troy and we wanted to design something which bring the design in a modern design of today , that make it difficult but interesting to indicated methods of the design and timeless materials which represent that era.
- Realization and Technology
- The choice of stone cladding on a loadbearing wall on the façade, as well as on the enclosure at the back of the property, hints at the walls of Troy. Metal, applied in many components, is another significant material from that time: the façade features five ornamental brackets whose angular form alludes to the trojan war spears. The original metal door and the vertical metal railings shape the home enclosure. The open-plan ground level accommodates the lounge, the living and dining rooms. The double-height void at the vestibule becomes the core around which those three integrated parts of the house develop.
- Operation and Interaction
- The open-plan ground level accommodates the lounge, the living and dining rooms. The double-height void at the vestibule becomes the core around which those three integrated parts of the house develop.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started on January 2019 and finished in September 2021. Our office was responsible for the Architectural design, Interior design , project management , supervision, lighting design and structural design
- Specifications
- The 340 square meters internal cover area, private house in the outskirts of greater Nicosia was designed to feature contemporary aesthetics, acquiring permanence with the use of timeless materials. Concurrently, the house caters to the needs of a family of four, facilitating communication and comfort.
- Keywords
- Trojan home, Villa Troy, timeless materials, contemporary, sustainable design
