AGi Architects Spain, S.L..

MOP House

MOP House
© Nelson Garrido

MOP HOUSE

AGi Architects

ARCHITECTS
AGi Architects

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nelson Garrido

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
Kuwait City, Kuwait

CATEGORY
Houses

MOP House
© Nelson Garrido

Text description provided by architect.

The site can be accessed from either side of the surrounding streets to allow for both a private and a public entrance.

After moving along a curved wall that guides the visitor from the exterior of the plot into the center, one reaches the main entrance into the house.

MOP House
© Nelson Garrido
MOP House
© Nelson Garrido

Upon entering through the main door frame, the space opens up to reveal the swimming pool and the public living areas of the house.

The form of the residence is reminiscent of the movement patterns of a mop, from which flexible volumes are organized diagonally around a central axis.

This axis twists upwards to generate spaces that are channeling the vision in different directions: the front side of the house, side gardens and angles of the back street.

MOP House
© Nelson Garrido
MOP House
© Nelson Garrido

The circulation surrounding the patio on the first floor contrives of a succession of living spaces, which not only communicate to one another, but also relate visually the interior of the patio to the exterior.

The first floor overhangs to shade the rooms on the ground floor, and the patio is designed to define a break in between the volumes of the house, which subtly reveals a side garden.

MOP House
© Nelson Garrido
MOP House
© Nelson Garrido

The residence was originally planned to house one family with two small children, however in the future it could be divided into two units.

The structure of the house and the distribution of the circulation, as well as the positioning of the entrances and lift allows for guaranteed privacy between parents and children in the prospective future.

MOP House
© Nelson Garrido
MOP House
© Nelson Garrido


MOP House
First Floor Plan
MOP House
Second Floor Plan

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