Press Release
Hera Phacz Home Residential Building by Integrare Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Integrare honored 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 Hera Phacz Home Residential Building by Integrare, designed for Phacz Empreendimentos, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.
The Bronze A' Design Award Explained
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Hera Phacz Home Residential Building
Hera Phacz Home is a residential building planned for an urban site in Porto Belo, Brazil. The thirty floor tower holds forty eight apartments, two on each floor, and a leisure area on the sixth floor. Six different types of plants alternate along the floors, giving the facade a strong sense of movement. Concrete, glass, metal, wood, native vegetation and LED lighting are used. The biophilic design brings nature into the city and supports the comfort and well-being of the residents. Shared spaces encourage social interaction.
About Integrare
With extensive experience in the disputed civil construction market on the coast of Santa Catarina, Raphael has already designed more than 350 thousand sqm with his team, generating more than 1.2 billion reais in PSV for partner construction companies. His prominence with developers is so strong that, in many cases, he acts as a strategic consultant in various decision-making processes, playing an important role in the verticalization of Porto Belo and Itapema, cities that are among the fastest growing in the state. His contribution to the region, however, does not stop there.
Award Record
With this recognition, Integrare is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2021 - 2022 and the 2022 - 2023 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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/150192
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/150192
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!150192
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/328272
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Hera Phacz Home Residential Building
- Function
- Residential Building
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Light Slate Gray, Cadet Blue, Gray, Dark Olive Green and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Phacz Empreendimentos
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Integrare
- Country
- Brazil
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #150192
Credits
- Team
- Carlos Alberto Pio Junior and Integrare Engenharia e Arquitetura Ltda
- Image Credits
- Oficina 3D
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Hera is a sustainable and inventive residential building that seeks integration into the environment and well being of the residents in the same place. Another differential of the enterprise is in its conceptual design, construed to combine different types of plants along the floors. There are a total of six different plants alternating on all the floors. This results in a facade with unique characteristics and an enhanced sense of movement along the structure.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by the concept of biophilic architecture, the purpose of the project is to bring nature into the urban environment and integrate it to the everyday life of the dwellers, thus creating benefits to their health and well-being and facilitating a dialogue with people's trend to seek for an additional connection with nature and peace of mind in the post-pandemic context. In addition, biophilia also contributes to the sustainability and preservation of the environment
- Research
- The project team carried out extensive research on biophilic architecture and its benefits to human health and well-being, in addition, there was a considerable effort during the design phase of the apartment floor plans, to make it possible to design a tower with several combinations, but nonetheless feasible to build, Several possibilities were studied until the best outcomes were achieved, considering structural, sanitary plumbing, electrical and similar designs
- Challenge
- The greatest challenge of the Hera was to devise a method to accommodate different combinations of types of plants on a vertical structure, preserving the building's functionality and allowing for a great variety of choices for future residents. In addition, associating this myriad of possibilities to the biophilia has also generated a high level of complexity, once the enterprise would need to encompass all these variations and still be harmonic, fostering a connection with nature, well-being, and aesthetic quality
- Realization and Technology
- Concrete, glass, metal, wood, native vegetation, Led lighting
- Operation and Interaction
- The project was developed with the purpose of allowing a unique life experience for the residents, combining comfort and the sophistication of a modern residential building, with the nature and peace of mind of a natural environment. The biophilic architecture of the project creates a harmonious interaction between the built space and the natural environment, offering a unique sensory experience to the dwellers, in addition, the building was designed to boost the integration between the dwellers, including common spaces that motivate who motivate interaction and socializing
- Project Duration and Location
- The design phase started in July 2021, and was completed in December 2022, the construction starts in July 2023 and is expected to be completed in December 2027, Porto Belo, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Specifications
- The total area of the enterprise is that of 16.350,00 sqm, in a 1.120,00 sqm property, A 30 floor building, with total headroom of 110,82 meters and 48 residential units, 2 apartments per floor, with a headroom of 3,42 meters each, the building also includes a leisure area on the sixth floor
- Keywords
- Biophilic Architecture, Different Floors, Innovation, Comfort, Modern
