Article source: Studio Toggle

Introduction

The house in Mishref is home to two brothers and their families with their varying lifestyles and needs for privacy and open spaces. An introverted composition of two separate living units grouped around an internal courtyard, the house is an interpretation of the traditional courtyard house.

Presenting a clean and serene façade to the street, the resulting massing manifests as a white monolithic volume poised elegantly on top of a stone cladded podium. Rhythmic arrangement of louvered windows across the façade softens the volume by lending it a sense of lightness.

Image Courtesy © Joao Morgado

• Architects: Studio Toggle
• Project: House in Mishref
• Location: Mishref, Kuwait
• Photography: Joao Morgado
• Team: Hend Almatrouk, Gijo Paul George, Rui Goncalves, Pedro Varela, Fabio Verissimos, Filipe Goncalves, Dionne Pereira, Abdul Rashed, Ashlon Frank
• Structural Designer: Al Thurath consultants
• Architectural Lighting: Spaces and Concepts
• Furniture and Decorative Lighting: MenaCasa and Natuzzi Kuwait
• Project Cost: 2.2 Million Euros
• Number of Floors: Basement + Ground + 2 floors
• Plot Area: 750 m²
  
• Built – Up Area: 1400 m²

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