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Casa Una مركز المجتمع by Matheus Diniz

Casa Una مركز المجتمع by Matheus Diniz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 جائزة A' Design Award الفضية in تصميم العمارة والمباني والهياكل Competition Category.


فضةالعمارة· 2023

Casa Una مركز المجتمع

by Matheus Diniz

Client: Idealiza Cidades

جائزة A' Design Award الفضية Winner in العمارة Category

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The Design

About Casa Una مركز المجتمع

في حديقة بمدينة أوبيرلانديا، البرازيل، يقع كازا أونا، وهو مركز مجتمعي ومساحة لتجمع زوار الحديقة وسكان الحي. بالإضافة إلى الاستخدامات الأخرى، يوجد به قاعة مفتوحة، وقاعة طعام، ومكتب لجمعية الحي، ومساحة للعرض. تم بناء المبنى بهيكل خشبي مصفح، ويستخدم التهوية السلبية الموفرة للطاقة وتقنيات الراحة الحرارية. وأخيرًا، يعلو السطح ثلاثة أنواع من النباتات المغطاة بنمط هندسي، مما يقلل من الحرارة المكتسبة من التعرض لأشعة الشمس ويكون بمثابة واجهة خامسة عند النظر إليها من الأعلى.

The Recognition

About the جائزة A' Design Award الفضية

Casa Una مركز المجتمع هو فائز بجائزة A' Design Award الفضية، وهي تقدير رفيع المكانة بصورة استثنائية يُمنح للتصاميم الرفيعة المستوى والجميلة والمبهرة. والفائزون بالفضية هم أعمال لامعة بشدة وشديدة الإبداع تجسّد الخبرة والموهبة وحدة الذكاء المتميزة لدى مصمميها. ويُتوقع أن يكون Casa Una مركز المجتمع عملًا رائعًا يُعرض كنموذج، شديد الاحترافية وعميق الابتكار. وهذا التصميم الفائز بجائزة A' Design Award الفضية اختراع جدير بالذكر ومحل إعجاب، يعود بالنفع ويوسّع حدود الفن والعلم والتصميم والتكنولوجيا. وCasa Una مركز المجتمع إبداع يغبطه الكثيرون، يثير الرغبات ويبعث مشاعر إيجابية ويشعل الدهشة والإعجاب.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
Casa Una is a multi-purpose community center that will serve as a focal point for a new mixed-use neighborhood in the city of Uberlandia, Brazil. Located in a public park that is the heart of the new neighborhood, the building houses a food hall, an open auditorium, an exhibition space and an office for the community association. It also houses a social program for high school students of the public education system.
Dimensions & Packaging
1099 square meters
55 by 28 meters
9 meters height
Tags
wood, sustainable, community center, green roof, public building
Production Technology
For the building structure, we used laminated timber from certified sources and left it exposed. The roof is composed of OSB panels and a vegetation system that helps cool the interior spaces. The building is cooled even further with the use of passive techniques such as cross ventilation and heat exhaust openings. All the exterior openings were fit with glass that reduces solar heat gain.
Design Challenge
Our main challenge creatively with this building was how to negotiate between the different functions and their relationship with the public park. Each space needed differing heights, with the optimal solution being curved roof that adjusted to the needs of each interior use. As the building is placed in a prominent position on a public park, it had to adjust its form to a lake towards the south and a curved plaza to the north. The result was a curved form with a twisted curving roof.
Research
For this project, we researched timber construction, specially the flexibility and sustainability of the system. We also studied the local climate, and with a hired consultant we ran several simulations to reduce the solar heat gain and reduce energy consumption for the building. Lastly, we researched lightweight vegetated roofing systems to attain the aesthetic and energy saving results while reducing the overall structural load.
Inspiration
For this project our main ambition was to have the building act as an extension of the public park. We looked to Brazilian Modernism and especially the work of architect Severiano Porto, with his organic forms made with timber, as inspiration. Formally, its main feature is the green roof, which appears to peel off from the park surface, extending its area. In plan, the curves of the building follow the adjoining lake and bring dynamism to its form, in effect transforming it at every new viewpoint.
Project Duration
The Project was started in August of 2018 and the building is expected to open to the public April 2023. The Building is located in Uberlandia in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Operation Flow
The building was organized along a central axis, with the main access to the north from the street and passage to the south, towards the lake. This central double height space features a welcoming lounge area and a model of the future neighborhood. To the west we have more functional spaces, such as office spaces, technical areas and bathrooms. To the east are the open auditorium, the food court and an elevated viewing platform.
Team Members
Strtuctural Engineer (wood): Carlito Calil Neto
Structural Engineer (concrete): Edemir Caetano Simonato
MEP: Douglas Rossi
HVAC: Ricardo Vaz de Souza
Interior Design: Fabio José Fernandes Mota
Interior Design: Mauricio Pinto de Arruda
Climate Consultant: Rafael Lazzarini
Image Credits
Render #1: Fillipe Farias
Render #2: Fillipe Farias
Render #3: Fillipe Farias
Render #4: Fillipe Farias
Render #5: Fillipe Farias

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