AGi architects: mop house

‘mop house’ by AGi architects, kuwaitimage © nelson garrido

spanish and kuwaiti practice AGi architects have completed ‘mop house’, a single family residence in kuwait. two loosely interlocked volumes form an open air courtyard, creating a clear separation between either half of the house. a private and public entrance lead to the outdoor swimming pool and ground level living spaces which border a glass wall for visual connection across the courtyard.

inhabitants may enter through either side of the open air atrium, allowing the home to be divided into two residential units in the future with guaranteed privacy for cohabitation within close proximity. the curved walls form the sweeping and diagonal motions of a mop, twisting upwards to enclose the upper story which slightly overhangs the lower floor to shade the rooms from the strong sun.

exterior image © nelson garrido

entry to central court image © nelson garrido

central courtyard and pool images © nelson garrido

upward view from courtyard image © nelson garrido

central court with pool image © nelson garrido

upper level corridor image © nelson garrido

corridor to stairway image © nelson garrido

downward view of stairwell and suspended lighting image © nelson garrido

stair to ground level image © nelson garrido

stairway and tiered lighting image © nelson garrido

upward view of stairwell lighting image © nelson garrido

corridor image © nelson garrido

dining area image © nelson garrido

living area image © nelson garrido

bathroom image © nelson garrido

kitchen image © nelson garrido

bedroom image © nelson garrido

site plan

floor plan / level 0

floor plan / level 1

project info:

project name: mop house type: housing | 1300 sqm location: kuwait date: 2006-2011 client: private cost: 1,2 million EUR  photographer: nelson garrido design team: joaquin pérez-goicoechea, nasser b. abulhasan architectural team: gwenola kergall, georg thesing, lucía sánchez salmón, maría eugenia díaz, germana de donno, josé ángel del campo, daniel muñoz medranda, nicolás martín engineers: babu ibrahim, abdul hafiz mohammed drawing: robert varguese, naseeba shaji interior design: agi architects & gunni & trentino

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