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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the house is ok but.with 1.2 million eru i can design something better than this
The plans are beautifully composed. Obviously a lot of time went into them. Are the sections as interesting? Hard to say, but there does not seem to be as much compositional energy along the z-axis, other than what the plans generate. Has anyone seen this in person?