Platinum Winner of the International Architecture & Design Awards 2025
The Prism House
Architecture
Household Architecture
Completed / Professional Category
Architect / Designer:
Alejandro Ontiveros
Studio:
Urbarc Design Group
Design Team:
Team Members : Fernando Silva, Maria Jose Vega, Michel Flores
Copyright:
Staysyoulike
Country:
United States
Prism House is our harmonious architectural response to the environment, a monolithic concrete prism that emerges from the earth… When entering this habitable space, a sacred connection is created between the human being and nature and at the same time a harmony like a haven of peace, tranquility and security.
We seek to disconnect from the city lights, the noise of cars, visual pollution and connect with the nature that the place offers us.
The concept/idea arises from the history of the place, with the American Navitve communities of the desert, how they lived in their traditional adobe houses or in caves.
Starting from a rectangular prism, we developed the zoning of the areas with a horizontal and functional concept. The construction system of the house is RSG 3-D panel, a very energy-efficient system based on concrete and foam panels, special for extreme climates. The energy we consume in this house comes from the solar panel system.
Location : Joshua Tree California
Urbarc Design Group
Urbarc is a RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DESIGN STUDY based in Palm Desert, CA. and Mexico City. As a team, we have the vision of creating functional spaces with the highest level of quality, uniqueness, and sophistication. We implement our style in each project. Our mission is to meet the needs of our customers through bespoke designs.
The philosophy of this studio is for everyone to recognize how significant architecture is for everyone in our lives, knowing it as a technique of conceiving, designing and constructing houses/buildings that function as shelters/habitats for human beings, be they homes or workplaces. , recreation or memorials.