International Architecture & Design Awards 2024House P
Najjar-Najjar Architects
Single-Family Home Architecture
House P — IADA 2024 award
House P received Gold Winner recognition at the International Architecture & Design Awards 2024 in Single-Family Home Architecture. Project status, design team and credits are listed alongside the presentation.
About the project
House P is situated in the green outskirts of Vienna, which gently nestles into the foothills of the Wienerwald.
Hence, our design concept aims to seamlessly integrate the building into the lush landscape, with particular emphasis on engaging residents with the natural beauty of the surroundings and the idyllic vistas. The spatial arrangement within the living areas has been carefully crafted to create a sequence of expansive interconnected zones. The overall experience is further enriched by unobstructed sightlines, allowing inhabitants to perceive the living spaces as a vast panorama.
The ongoing spatial zoning within the interior is mirrored in the design of the outdoor areas. This concept seamlessly integrates the generous terrace and the pool, oriented perpendicular to the building axis, with the indoor spaces. This design coherence creates a fluid transition between the interior and exterior. The terrace and pool become integral components of the living space, affording residents the opportunity to fully embrace the outdoor beauty and tranquility, while maintaining a harmonious connection to the interior of the house.
A generously curved, shell-like, and cantilevered roof covers the upper-level living space as well as the garden level, providing unobstructed views of the city. The roof has been intentionally designed to maximize passive solar gains and is equipped with solar panels.
The building is supplied by a geothermal system featuring a heat pump installation and benefits from passive cooling as well as earth ducts for sustainable climate control.
Najjar-Najjar Architects
We believe in an architecture that reveals beauty through performance.
We place experience of space and place at the core of our design, whereby culture and nature are the source of our inspiration. Design innovation is the tool through which we continue to achieve new heights.
Najjar Najjar Architects is an interdisciplinary practice where passionate professionals share their excitement for design and research. Founded in 1999 by International Architects Karim Najjar and Rames Najjar, the studios are based in both Vienna and Beirut. Creating innovative and experience driven architecture has always been important, and is reflected in the studio’s many recognitions through which it has made its name.
With awards, publications, and exhibitions in Berlin, Paris, Beirut, Tokyo, and beyond, the studio’s work has proven that diversity is its strength.The multilingual team produces a variety of design work ranging from industrial and residential architecture to yacht and installation d
Project films
