Architecture Top 50 2017

14 BUILD - Architecture Top 50 / April 2017 , shown the importance of working with the right consultancy and having a client who is willing to fully engage with the design process. The open channels in communication externally and internally were very clear and helped the design development to achieve a high standard. Leading this project has enabled me to set many of the principles for Atelier AVO llp structure to ensure quality is maintained and delivered every time. Villa in Entebbe case study The villa is a very exciting residential design near Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, which we are preparing for planning. The concept for the design is to create a garden within the villa which becomes the green heart of the house, the centre of a natural environment which will service the house in a sustainable way. All spaces are directly connected to the internal garden and benefit from daylight and fresh air. The swimming pool at first floor creates a focal point together with the waterfall running down from the pool to ground floor. The flow of water will help to reduce the air temperature, and conditions the air quality which is driven by the air stream from the rooms through the internal garden. The hierarchy of the villa is divided into two parts, a front and a back part of the house, where the front functions as a semi-private space and the back, a private domain. The floors bring an extra layering of difference to the experience of privacy. A greater sense of privacy is experienced as one moves to more elevated levels of the villa. The most private rooms are the bedrooms on the top floor. The bedrooms have been characterised by elevating the rooms from the rest of the floor with a different facade treatment than the rest. Each bedroom is naturally ventilated and has an eye- catching view directly to Lake Victoria through a large picture framed window. The unification of the villa is expressed by dressing a transparent fabric around the perimeter, providing privacy to the house and to create a visual unity to the villa as a whole. The role of innovation in the design sector Atelier AVO’s innovation is driven by a consistent philosophical approach influenced by project- specific conditions emerging from the environment, the surrounding fabric, cultural inspiration and the individuals working as part of its team. The aim of this approach is to create specifically detailed buildings that evolve within their context and function. Our innovative approach, which we apply to all our work, consists of two main components; creativity and implementation. Creativity refers to how we create the right environment in which to generate more and better ideas. Implementation refers how to translate those very ideas into our design in an effective and coordinated manner. The latter enlarges the scope of innovative design, and refers to a new form of design combining the traditional design function with new elements that emerge organically from the design process. However, a new form of design involves not only the product, but also the organisation and process involved in delivering that product. Innovative design is defined within our practice as a process that applies a creative idea to create a product, process, or service for a customer and market. Our innovative design process breaks away from existing forms, and demonstrates two key characteristics. The first of these characteristics is novelty. This is the result of innovative design which is different from all previously existing designs / products. The second is value. We believe that the value of innovative design is related to a human purpose, and should be judged by the customer and society. But it must also continue to create commercial value for the client. At Atelier AVO llp, we believe that high quality design results from continuity in the design process and intensive dialogue. A key facet of our practice involves working closely together through constructive dialogue with clients, consultants, contractors and end users, to ensure the best results are achieved through a synthesis of concept, beauty and functional integration. We acknowledge that each of our buildings has a civic responsibility above and beyond its specific function. Each building engages the tradition of its location. The design of each structure draws on its context and becomes part of the fabric of the city which we pass on to our successors. Atelier AVO llp is aware that we have a responsibility not only to those who use our buildings, but also to the fabric it fits into, the environment at large. We realise that we are contributing to an environment that changes constantly, and that the longevity of the social value each project creates must be a prominent consideration of the design process. In today’s environment, the future of architecture is placed centrally within the environmental debate. Factors in creating success in the industry To be able to create the success we belief in implementing our designs by using the latest technologies to help us and our clients visualise and evaluate the design at all the stages of the work process. Our aim is to work closely together with a variety of skilled professionals whose knowledge allows us to optimise value and quality. During this process, we work from a well-structured and organised set of in-house developed principals which provide us with a high level of project consistency and give us excellent tools to coordinate and implement the design as set out in the concept design. Overall, the work of Atelier AVO llp is based upon a solid foundation of design excellence, budget and program control, proficient project management and the achievement of best value and architectural quality. rendering of the Pushkinsky Cinema