Haus Eleven by DAAA Haus: Precision, Concrete and Light
In Malta, House Eleven pairs raw materiality with restraint across its connected levels – an architecture and design project shaped for a new, “more aware” generation of clients.
DAAA Haus has completed Haus Eleven, a two-storey home for a young family of four in an exclusive, fast-developing residential area near St. Julian’s in Malta. Inspired by Tadao Ando’s architectural language, the studio combined raw concrete, pure volumes and natural light.
“When I began my career, architects and designers were for fewer, older clients,” DAAA Haus founder Keith Pillow told Archipanic. “Today, there are more younger clients, who are generally much more aware in terms of trends and with an architectural culture. For Haus Eleven, we sat with them to understand more not only their desires and practical requests, but also their cross-generational passions, cultural background, and lifestyle routines.”
At ground level, a pivot door opens onto a single, fluid, continuous living space. A striking Gyrofocus fireplace anchors the room, built for the kind of evenings a family actually gathers around.
“The project revolves around a clear concept of verticality and connection.” A mass sculptural staircase in timber and exposed concrete links the living areas to the bedrooms above. A lift reaches every level, including the two basement floors. One holds a proper open-plan garage, while the other is given over to staff quarters, a home gym and a games room for the kids.
Natural light shapes Haus Eleven’s character throughout. Broad openings on either side of the building draw daylight deep inside, while slender vertical cuts and slit windows cast shifting shadows that redraw the interiors as the day progresses.
DAAA Haus handled both architecture and interiors: cast-in-situ concrete is tempered by warm wood and sharp black accents. Furniture comes from B&B Italia, Poliform, Agape, Vibia, Talenti, Buster & Punch and Tubes. Outside, an entire outdoor living area with a pool wraps around the building, extending House Eleven’s footprint into the open air.
“Haus Eleven is an exercise in subtraction and precision – an architecture defined by discipline and light,” adds Keith Pillow. “Through its essentiality, it asserts a strong and timeless presence within the landscape of contemporary living.”