AGi Architects rethink the traditional walled compound
I just came across this on desMena: a private residence in Kuwait by AGi Architects that is a clever play on the walled compound, the structure that continues to dominate urban landscapes in the Middle East and North Africa.
A remarkable effect is achieved here by making the wall the defining feature of the building’s interior as well as its exterior: it acts as both a barrier and a link between the private and the public spheres; it shields from the city’s hubbub, but also creates a dialogue between street and family space. The project is still on the drawing board and due to be completed next year.
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AGi architects specialises in sustainable develpments in the Arab region and recently won the Commercial Building/Mixed-Use Future Architecture Award at the Cityscape Awards 2009 in Dubai. The firm was founded in 2005 by Nasser Bader Abdulhasan from Kuwait and Joaquin Perez-Goicoechea from Spain.
Tags: AGi, architecture, Cityscape Awards, compound, design, Dubai, Joaquin Perez-Goicoechea, Kuwait, middle east, Nasser Bader Abdulhasan, wall
