Only 5 minutes in and this house is an architectural masterclass to a tee... Without finishing the video feels like one of those things where each courtyard is meant for a different feeling, and the didatic juxtaposition between each of them seems both practical and intentional which is why that first shot of the dude in the water just screams Wow... OH shit that reflective shot... This is now reminding me of Peter Zumthor and his spa
3:36, having courtyards with water inside of them is a core of Arabic architecture do the project location. There is a lot of obvious influence by Arabic architecture. The purpose of the water is that it cools the wind that gets inside of the courtyard Therefore the wind will be cooler when it enters the rooms. This is the reason why there is water in all of the courtyards.
Well, I understand that water is important for evaporative cooling in hot arid locations, what I didn't understand was the decision to add that specific element in that specific location. There are steps that make it seem like it's a pool, it's usable but it's in a strange location. I can't picture people using that space like a pool but it reads like one. That's why I was confused.
The traditional way to do it was to put a fountain in the middle of the courtyard, though I don’t know why exactly they design it this way, but my theory is that they tried to design it in a modern way, so they turned the fountain into this design, and the water is pretty shallow cause we can see the rocks in the water so anyone can step in if they want to refresh from the heat.
9:25 The large wall that you said “it has no purpose” is to block the neighbors view and give more privacy to the project, due to religious purposes(I am assuming that the owner is Muslim) so I am pretty sure that privacy was a important factor that the architects considered while designing
@@Moochers My pleasure, by the way because of the privacy factor people tend to open less windows to outside and open them to the courtyard, and also sometimes they try to separate the guest area from the family area and not open windows between them to protect the families privacy from the guests, so maybe just maybe this is why there weren’t windows at the places you mentioned that would be great for a window
@@husseinali6905 ah, in other words a lot of the design has to follow strict design guidelines and there isn’t much opportunity for certain architectural exploration. Thank you!
Just saying... Given your thoughts when talking about almost any one could do something with this, if there is any discord activity, a fun challenge would be to give people the plan of the space with a brief to see what they could do
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Only 5 minutes in and this house is an architectural masterclass to a tee...
Without finishing the video feels like one of those things where each courtyard is meant for a different feeling, and the didatic juxtaposition between each of them seems both practical and intentional which is why that first shot of the dude in the water just screams Wow...
OH shit that reflective shot... This is now reminding me of Peter Zumthor and his spa
100 percent. Well put my friend.
3:36, having courtyards with water inside of them is a core of Arabic architecture do the project location. There is a lot of obvious influence by Arabic architecture. The purpose of the water is that it cools the wind that gets inside of the courtyard Therefore the wind will be cooler when it enters the rooms. This is the reason why there is water in all of the courtyards.
Well, I understand that water is important for evaporative cooling in hot arid locations, what I didn't understand was the decision to add that specific element in that specific location. There are steps that make it seem like it's a pool, it's usable but it's in a strange location. I can't picture people using that space like a pool but it reads like one. That's why I was confused.
The traditional way to do it was to put a fountain in the middle of the courtyard, though I don’t know why exactly they design it this way, but my theory is that they tried to design it in a modern way, so they turned the fountain into this design, and the water is pretty shallow cause we can see the rocks in the water so anyone can step in if they want to refresh from the heat.
9:25 The large wall that you said “it has no purpose” is to block the neighbors view and give more privacy to the project, due to religious purposes(I am assuming that the owner is Muslim) so I am pretty sure that privacy was a important factor that the architects considered while designing
Thanks for clarifying that!
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My pleasure, by the way because of the privacy factor people tend to open less windows to outside and open them to the courtyard, and also sometimes they try to separate the guest area from the family area and not open windows between them to protect the families privacy from the guests, so maybe just maybe this is why there weren’t windows at the places you mentioned that would be great for a window
@@husseinali6905 ah, in other words a lot of the design has to follow strict design guidelines and there isn’t much opportunity for certain architectural exploration. Thank you!
@@Moochers yes, exactly! But it is not that strict and it depends on the client and his values, so it is speculations at the end. :)
Just saying... Given your thoughts when talking about almost any one could do something with this, if there is any discord activity, a fun challenge would be to give people the plan of the space with a brief to see what they could do
Or just a brief and site plan. That would be fun too.
Unfortunately there isn't much life in that discord at the moment, but hopefully it will be revived in the near future. This is a great idea.
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