The Nest House
DBEW- Design Between East and West
International design competition. First Prize.
Client: Hanssem Corporation, Seoul
Year: 2002
Place: Seoul, South Korea
Architect: Bianchini & Lusiardi Associati
Status: competition entry (winner)
Our The Nest House project is the winner of the second edition of the “DBEW Design Beyond East and West” competition organized by the Korean furniture manufacturer Hanssem Corporation; 552 entries were submitted to the competition.
It’s the project for an apartment for an Asian family, composed of two adults and a child – where all main functions are grouped and located along the living room perimeter. This way, the domestic space – that can expand and contract, depending on the needs of its inhabitants – is a place where the daily activities of the family are “emphasized” by the movements of a series of colored, translucent shells – the “nests” – that enclose the main functional areas of the house.
