Local residence ‘Sky House’ wins World Architecture Festival Award
VOV.VN - ‘Sky House’, a construction designed by MIA Design Studio, has been named as the winner of the House & Villa (Urban/ Suburban) category at the World Architecture Festival (WAF).
According to the site’s architect, amid an urban context the Sky House location is characterised by numerous skyscrapers that surround the building and have been developed close together. This therefore creates an uncomfortable scale between people and buildings, whilst also presenting difficulties when trying to design an "open" and "airy" project.
MIA Design Studio found the solution to this issue was to create connections between the spaces so that natural elements can be present and carried through each corner of the house. With no external influence and with the intention of maximising areas without creating unnecessary rooms, the design process started by dividing the house into two parts.
The first half is purely devoted to the sun, wind, water, and trees and features plenty of empty spaces, while the other half is dedicated to family activities and is made up of necessary utilities.
As an alternative to the common approach of opening each of the four sides of the house, the architect instead created a vertical connection between the house and the sky. This approach therefore allowed the house to receive natural sunlight from above, whilst also seeing changes that occur in the weather and daylight hours.
Originally established in 2003 by Nguyen Hoang Manh, MIA Design Studio represents an innovative Master planning and Architecture - and Interior design studio in Asia.
The WAF is a three-day event specifically for architects and interior design professionals, with the global architecture community meeting at the event to learn, exchange, and be inspired.
