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A Winnipeg home wrapped in weathering steel and arranged on a nine-square grid around a central courtyard has been named “House and Villa” of the year at the 2023 World Architecture Festival.
The home, designed by local firm 5468796 Architecture and known as “Veil House,” is characterized by a veil-like structure that starts at ground level and spirals upwards.
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This veil is propped up by the utility blocks and covers the house, including the private patio on top of the garage, entrances, and windows, providing privacy and filtered daylight, according to the studio.
Founded in 2007, 5468796 Architecture’s residential and commercial designs have earned the firm numerous recognitions, including eight Canadian Architect Awards. Construction of the house was completed in August 2022.
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The Veil House, located in a neighbourhood that’s home to traditional 20th-century homes, is designed to offer both privacy and unique, dappled light inside the home.
While it features traditional living spaces, like a living room, family room and dining area, the utility bocks eliminate the need for walls and doors. The house also features an interior ramp that reaches both floors and allows light into the basement.
According to the firm, the weathered steel is durable in Winnipeg’s dry, cold and sunny climate.
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The World Architecture Festival annual awards program is regarded as one of the most prestigious in the field of architecture, with categories that span schools, offices, hotels, hospitals and houses, as well as landscape and interior design projects.
Last year, 5468796 Architecture, whose name incorporates its company registration number, won the WAF “Health” category for its design of a 17th Avenue Clinic, a health-oriented commercial building in Calgary, Alta.
The design includes three second-floor clinics, ground-level retail spaces and underground parking. The building’s design focuses on incorporating natural light while reducing direct sunlight and glare through features like a tall clerestory perimeter, corner balconies that illuminate corridors, skylights and a central lightwell.
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