Press Release
Alberto Torres Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Las Solanas Residential Bulding in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Alberto Torres recognized for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Las Solanas Residential Bulding by Alberto Torres, designed for Las Solanas, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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.
More About Las Solanas Residential Bulding
Las Solanas building is a residential development with six floors, located on a corner site in the coastal city of Torres, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. With a total area of 2180.19 square meters, the building sought as its premise an interaction between the resident and nature and the beauty of the city. To achieve this, the nineteen apartment units open completely to views of the beach, which is just one square away. The building has several comoditits for its residents, such as fitness and shared rooftop, all in order to provide comfort and luxury for users.
Award Record
This recognition makes Alberto Torres a winner of 12 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2017 - 2018 to 2023 - 2024 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. The competition 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. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/156870
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/156870
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!156870
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/171750
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/3HXKS0w
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Las Solanas Residential Bulding
- Function
- Residential Bulding
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Steel Blue, Black, Cornflower Blue, Dark Gray and Saddle Brown
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Las Solanas
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Alberto Torres
- Country
- Brazil
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #156870
Credits
- Team
- Torres Arquitetos, Marcos Werner and Wepar Incorporações
- Image Credits
- Photographer: Efreu Quintana
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Las Solanas Sea Studios is a residential building located in the coastal city of Torres in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The development has a privileged location, as it is surrounded by natural beauty, from the trendy Prainha beach to the incredible views of Farol Hill, being just one square from the sea. The project has just nineteen exclusive apartments, all with sea views.
- Inspiration
- The building sought inspiration from the lifestyle of the city of Torres. A city that has nature as its protagonist, combined with comfort and refinement. The Project is located in one of the main points of the city. Just one square from the sea, the development has incredible views from all points, which allows residents to connect with nature and the beach lifestyle at all times. The development has unique characteristics such as coverings produced just for it, and condominial spaces such as surfboard storage and an ice machine. Everything to reinforce the connection with the beach, but without leaving luxury and comfort.
- Research
- The ideia emerged at a time when emerging markets were experiencing economic stability, faced with a pandemic never seen before. Investors were divided into braking investments and investing in niches that improve quality of life. Motivated by the moment and with the opportunity of one of the only sites available in Prainha in Torres, just a few steps from the sea, we decided to develop a unique project that integrates quality of life, nature and exclusivity. By opting for smaller units in studios format, with all the infrastructure added to the condominium areas, it was possible to give status to the project without losing the naturalness of the location.
- Challenge
- The site for the project presented some environmental barriers, which had to be overcome for its construction. Due to the proximity of Farol hill and the fragmentation of the Basalt rock, great technical care was required to break the rock and make construction viable. Proposing living spaces that allow the true experience of "being" on the beach and using an unusual construction methodology were the great challenge.
- Realization and Technology
- The building was designed looking for several aspects of innovation and differences. The building was entirely built in concrete, the construction did not use any bricks. All slabs are flat and precisely leveled and then polished with a series of diamond discs. Leaving the polished concrete as the final floor, we reduced weight and obtained a more natural material. The walls also have the same concept, all made of concrete. We created a unique coating, perhaps the first of its kind applied to a residential building, the "Gabião".
- Operation and Interaction
- Volumetrically, the building is marked by a horizontality that is interrupted in some points by vertical plans of exposed concrete or covered in corten steel porcelain tiles. The development is characterized by its materiality in an industrial style, marked by large panels of exposed concrete. The concept is a project that contemplates outdoor life.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project is located in the coastal city of Torres, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The project is already completed.
- Specifications
- The project consists in a residential building with a total of 2180.19m², divided into six floors. The ground floor, which gives access to the building, have a double-height entrance hall, some parking spaces and a surfboard storage room. The second floor has a few more parking spaces, a community laundry, a bicycle rack and a community garden. The rooftop has the main condominium areas such as solarium, fitness and parilla space, all of which have a beautiful view of the sea. The private units, we opted for smaller studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. In total, the development has 19 private units, all of which have sea views and balconies or terraces.
- Keywords
- Las Solanas, Torres Arquitetos, Torres, Brazil
