Transitingstephouse

 Located in a new residential zone and approached from a road which connects 2 main streets of the area; the building is affected by noise, dust from the main street’s vehicles. The site is surrounded by buildings, which average height is 13.5m. The house’s direction is eastward, stretches to East-West, the front and back areas of this building are strongly damaged by sunlight.Design solution is to restrict dust, noise and thermal radiation by limiting the open spaces from the West and East. A large atrium in the middle of the house plays as a transiting space – which shape is like a funnel in order to take sunlight and fresh air deeply inside. By interspersing private spaces with the common ones around the atrium, the architect can bo... More