Mishref Home for Two Brothers in Kuwait City
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Mishref Home for Two Brothers, Kuwait City
Modern Residential Architecture in The Gulf, Middle East – design by Studio Toggle
16 Jan 2020
Mishref House
Architects: Studio Toggle
Location: Al Mishref, Kuwait City
Architectural Photography – Joao Morgado
The Mishref House 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.
Site and context
The site is located in Mishref, a suburb of Kuwait City comprised mostly of 2-3 story detached houses. The demographic is mostly Kuwaiti and the neighborhood values privacy and quietness. The harsh desert sun in one of the hottest cities in the world sees ambient temperatures rise up to 50 degrees Celsius regularly during the summer. Dust storms are also a regular phenomenon that dictates the planning and construction strategies in the area.
A quick survey of existing buildings in the surroundings reveals the follo...
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