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Silver A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Goes to Saint Peter House Residence by Angel Valerio and Diego Vilatela
Angel Valerio and Diego Vilatela of Proyecto Cafeina recognized for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Saint Peter House Residence by Angel Valerio and Diego Vilatela of Proyecto Cafeina, designed for Proyecto Cafeína, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Saint Peter House Residence
Designed from the philosophy of participatory design low tech high customization, this house is conceived from bricks, a material widely used in San Pedro Cholula region in an ancestral way from the knowledge of the local workforce in the construction system. The main skin of the house has 3 formats for accommodating the bricks; double wall, lattice, and spike from where its expressiveness starts, which are distributed in a functional way to close, gain natural light or ventilate the interior spaces with windows in openings and other times through a double semi-solid facade.
About Angel Valerio and Diego Vilatela
We build value. We are distinguished by the focus on collaborative design, actively interacting with partners, staff and citizens in general, achieving tailor-made results.
About Proyecto Cafeina
Founded in 2008 by architects Diego Vilatela and Ángel Valerio, Proyecto Cafeína has established itself as an architecture firm that blends aesthetics, innovation, and functionality. We are committed to creating unique spaces that not only meet but exce
Award Record
With this recognition, Angel Valerio and Diego Vilatela of Proyecto Cafeina is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award
The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/149331
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/149331
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!149331
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/342935
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://rb.gy/7eyl6m
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Saint Peter House Residence
- Function
- Residence
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Steel Blue, Saddle Brown, Sienna, Indian Red and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Proyecto Cafeína
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Angel Valerio and Diego Vilatela
- Country
- Mexico
- Brand
- Proyecto Cafeina
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #149331
Credits
- Team
- Angel Valerio, Diego Vilatela, Roberto Martinez, Leonardo Neve, Sebastian Serrano, Jennifer Montelongo, Ana Montes, Guadalupe Tlatelpa and Patrick Lopez
- Image Credits
- Proyecto Cafeína
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The main skin of the house has 3 formats for accommodating the brikcs; double wall, lattice and spike from where its expressiveness starts, which are distributed in a functional way to close, gain natural light or ventilate the interior spaces with windows in openings and other times through a double semi-solid facade between the brick wall and glass, getting privacy and staying safe.
- Inspiration
- Designed from the philosophy of participatory design low tech high customization, this house is conceived from the bricks, a material widely used in San Pedro Cholula region in an ancestral way from the knowledge of the local workforce in the construction system. Through the collaboration between workers, architects and the client, a house of high sophistication is achieved through plasticity.
- Research
- It is an example of the creative potential that exists through the relationship between workers, architects and clients in an inclusive, equitable and diverse setting where the parties actively intervene in the architectural process providing autonomy, resilience and well-being
- Challenge
- The house is architecturally designed so that it responds adequately without the need for high maintenance over time to the adverse climate of Cholula of more than 2000 meters above sea level, close to the tropic of cancer and at a distance of approximately 50 km from the crater of the active volcano Popocatepetl that in Nahuatl local language means mountain that smokes.
- Realization and Technology
- Hand made bricks, some artifacts are manufactured by means of different materials and local crafts such as sinks, inspired by metate, a pre-Hispanic material of volcanic origin and high resistance made by artisan women. Metal lighting fixtures and switches manufactured by blacksmiths and turners from an exclusive design.
- Operation and Interaction
- One of the most relevant architectural design factors arises precisely from the possibility of housing growth in the medium or long term, leaving preparations in structure and facilities to be able to house other spaces as it goes growing the family or its purchasing power.
- Project Duration and Location
- Duration: 12 months Location: San Pedro Cholula, Puebla, Mexico
- Specifications
- Built surface 118 m2 The project has the possibility of progression, so that the client himself can build and explore other materials, textures or colors in the composition of the future architecture
- Keywords
- innovation, sophistication, comfort, proyectocafeina, brick, design, architecture,
