From the concept
From a grid to the monoliths.
From the concept presentation: how a plain grid, laid over the image of a forest, was split, weighted and carved into the plan of the house.
Residential
287 | Villa H
Location
Dubai, UAE
Type
Private Residence
Area
1,350 m²
Scope
Interior Design
Status
Ongoing
The idea
Bridging what is natural with what is built.
Villa H starts from two images placed side by side: an aerial photograph of an oak forest and a plain grid, one for nature and one for functional order. Laid over each other, inverted and distorted, they give the house its plan. A main axis splits the functions into formal areas, family living, services and a central hall, and the core is read as a set of monoliths, with planting and access carved out of them.
In the double-height hall a travertine wall rises past a bronze-clad stair, and trees grow from oak and marble plinths. The palette is earthy: sand, stone, olive green, warm brown and charcoal, with green velvet, oak joinery and pale marble.
Around the hall sit the living and reception rooms, the kitchen and an office. The master suite, guest rooms, a basement entertainment level and a roof studio and terrace complete the house.
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A main axis splits the grid into formal areas, family living, services and a central hall.
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The core is read as monoliths: a long wall on one side, a solid block on the other.
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Planting and access are carved out of the monoliths.
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In three dimensions, a double-height travertine wall and the services block rise through the house.
Material palette
Travertine
The double-height hall wall
Warm oak
Kitchen wall panelling
Bronze
Cladding to the stair
Olive velvet
Armchairs in the living room
