Bronze Architecture, Building and Structure Design · 2020
Elysium Residence Residential Building
- A' Design Award 2020 Bronze Winner in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: Fasolo Construtora
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 14,641
- Verification code D214477514 · Verify this award
About Elysium Residence Residential Building
Elysium Residence, located in the south of Brazil, in the coastal city of Itapema. To promote design, the project implemented concepts and values of contemporary architecture and sought to redefine the concept of residential building, bringing experience to its users and the relation with the city. The solution holds the use of scenic lighting, innovative construction systems and the use of parametric design. All technologies and concepts applied to this project aim to transform the future building into an urban icon.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- On the iconic facade, the scenic lighting system was designed using electronic glasses that emit light. The ventilated facade reflects the concept of the project addressed to the new generation. That was the conceptual start for the development of the project. The sculptural mask design turns the concrete structure into a sinuous form instead of a heavy volume, the outcome is a landmark for the city and the pedestrians, making up a new iconic urban landmark.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Iconic sculpture facade, concrete, steel, ACM (Aluminum Composite Material)
- Tags
- Parametric design, Innovation, Metal structure, Sculpture, Icon, Urban Reference
- Production Technology
- Concrete, Glass, Galvanized Steel, ACM Aluminum Composite Material, LED Light.
- Design Challenge
- The most challenging part of the design process was breaking the obvious. Builders and constructors are reluctant to accept or even apply iconic design ideas into residential buildings. Socially and economically speaking, we do not invest much in constructive design and innovation in small and middle-sized towns of Brazil. Developing this project was a great triumph for our region.
- Project Duration
- The project started in September 2017 in Itapema, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Under construction, deadline for year 2021.
- Operation Flow
- The project is based on an iconic urban landmark on the neighborhood where it will be built as well as a sculpture that works on reducing the visual impact of the building basis in relation to pedestrians.
- Research
- The research of design focuses on visual perception, like a sculpture, with the aim of researching the relationship of the building as a visual landmark in the city. The collection of data was performed by looking for images of similar projects and parametric design presenting as a real result in business and society, the direct relationship of users and pedestrians, in and around them, as an icon.
- Inspiration
- Through parametric and iconic lines the scenic lighting system was designed to be integrated with the ventilated facade. This system reflects the responsibility that the building holds about the design and its interaction with the users, neighborhood and the city. The parametric design which forms the illuminated facade turns the simple relation of a residential building into an iconic reference for the pedestrians as well as the relations of the users with the architecture and urban places.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Illustrator Anderson Alencar, CGI, 2019.
Image #2: Illustrator Anderson Alencar, CGI, 2019.
Image #3: Architect Rodrigo Kirck, CGI, 2019.
Image #4: Architect Rodrigo Kirck, CGI, 2019.
Image #5: Architect Rodrigo Kirck, CGI, 2019.
Video Credits: Architect Rodrigo Kirck, CGI, 2019.