Kiivos Spíti

The Kiivos Spíti (Blocks House, Block Home) is a large housing complex in the Istava Rezidentsí in the Stratonpolis Klustí, Mursland. It is build on an island in the Bistiu river, just outside of Trivoli. It forms an architectural landmark in the region and province.



Concept and Design
A natural island in the Bistiu river was chosen by the Rezidentsí government for development. The bridge crossing over the island had fallen in relative disuse after the new bridge for the K331 had been finished, which sped up travel between the encircling towns. The location was initially marked up as industrial, but as interests of industrial companies was lacking (the Istava Harbor was more accessible) it was decided to have the area be mixed commercial and residential development.

After a competition was written out, 22 concepts by 17 companies were proposed. Many of the proposals saw large towering structures. This is due to how small the island was, spanning just 23 hectares. A significant portion of this would be taken up by water defences to prevent deterioration of the island due to water flow. The design proposed by Musho Soudii foresaw a single large building of. It featured many pre-fab concrete components, an unicum in Mursland at the time. The building featured a total of 158 apartments and space for a few small shops although these were latter replaced by apartments as well. Each apartment has access to a terrace, often located on top of another apartment.