30号房屋丨Massive Order

Architects:Massive Order

Area:480m²

Year:2015

Lead Architects:Muhannad Al-Baqshi

Category:Houses

Lead Team:Muhannad Albaqshi, Faisal Alhawaj

Design Team:Hamad Alkhaleefi, Wadha Almutawa, Ammar Khalouf

Technical Team:Hamad Hussain, Nabeel Awada

City:Al Khiran

Country:Kuwait

Text description provided by the architects. House 30 is designed on a precise 30 cm grid that guides both how the home is built and how it looks. The layout follows a clear rhythm: four light stripes followed by one dark stripe, with all walls placed specifically on those dark lines.

The house is organized in layers, placing the main living area on a raised middle platform between the ground-floor utilities and the top-floor bedrooms. This central level acts like a large patio, making the transition between indoor and outdoor spaces feel seamless.

To make the building feel more inviting, the walls are divided into three thin layers: two light stone tiles with a dark one in the center. This design trick breaks up the solid surfaces so they don't feel heavy or blocky; instead, they look as light and delicate as wafers.

By using these alternating colors, the architecture speaks to our senses, creating a playful balance between the actual weight of the stone and a feeling of airy lightness.

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