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Box House I

Box House I
© Nelson Garrido

BOX HOUSE I

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ARCHITECTS
Massive Order

DESIGN TEAM
Reem Al-Jalal and Eman M Kassem

PROJECT MANAGER
Faisal Al-Hawaj

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Hamad Al-Kharaz

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Muhannad Albaqshi

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nelson Garrido

AREA
600.0 sqm

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Kuwait

CATEGORY
Houses

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Box House I houses three families in three different volumes within one box.

The idea is to give each family a unique and private spatial experience, hence the program was divided volumetrically and each volume overlooks a private court yard.

Box House I
© Nelson Garrido
Box House I
© Nelson Garrido
Box House I
© Nelson Garrido

The ‘L’ shaped volume accessed in the ground floor is the largest volume and it includes a vestibule, in lot parking, and a large yard.

The ‘T’ shaped volume accessed from the first floor is the smallest one; the inverted ‘T’ shape affords the courtyard a view of the sky and double height living space.

The ‘U’ shaped volume is on the second floor, containing a discontinuous yard that creates two courtyards one with a water feature and the other with greens. 

Box House I
© Nelson Garrido
Box House I
© Nelson Garrido

The exterior of Box House I has mainly stone cladding emphasizing the main mass (box).

The stone cladding is to be read as a crust that wraps all three families. In order to achieve the perception of a crust, the thickness of the stone is revealed around all openings on the facade.

The inside of all openings are finished in stucco to emphasize both perceptions of the crust and the volumes.

Box House I
© Nelson Garrido
Box House I
© Nelson Garrido


Box House I
© Nelson Garrido
Box House I
© Nelson Garrido


Box House I
Ground Floor Plan
Box House I
First Floor Plan
Box House I
Second Floor Plan

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