Pocket House Primary Function: Etxebizitzako Barne Diseinua by Cristina Menezes

Pocket House Primary Function: Etxebizitzako Barne Diseinua by Cristina Menezes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 Urrezko Saria A' Design Award in Barruko Espazioa eta Erakusketa Diseinua Competition Category.

UrreBarrualdea· 2016

Pocket House Primary Function: Etxebizitzako Barne Diseinua

by Cristina Menezes

Client: Cristina Menezes Arquitetura e Decoração Ltda

Urrezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Barrualdea Category

28,331

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #40839

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Pocket House Primary Function: Etxebizitzako Barne Diseinua

Book Text: Pocket House 40 oineko garraio-edukiontzi estandar baten barruan eraikitako egoitza mugikorra da. Berrerabilitako edukiontzia euskarri-oinarri sinple baten gainean bermatzen da, eta eraikuntza lehorra instalazio hutsaren bidez amaitu zen hamar egunetan, ia hondakinik gabe. Alboko horma metalikoen zatiak kendu eta beira-ateekin ordezkatu ziren, aireztapena eta eguneko argia hobetzen dituztenak eta barnealdea lorategira irekitzen dutenak. Zura erabiltzen da lurraren, hormen eta sabaiaren barneko estaldura bakar gisa. Plano trinkoak logela bat, komun bat, egongela eta jangela bat eta sukalde bat hartzen ditu.

The Recognition

About the Urrezko Saria A' Design Award

Pocket House Primary Function: Etxebizitzako Barne Diseinua Urrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, lehen mailako, zoragarriak eta nabarmenak diren diseinuei ematen zaien aitorpen izugarri prestijiotsua. Urre-mailako irabazleak berrikuntzaz beteriko, ikuspegi handiko eta distiraz liluragarriak diren sorkuntzak dira, beren diseinatzaileen genioa, jakituria eta trebetasuna islatzen dutenak. Pocket House Primary Function: Etxebizitzako Barne Diseinua oso goraipatua, joera-markatzailea eta monumentala den asmakizuna izatea espero da, balio aurrekaririk gabea eskaintzen duena. Urrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu hau proiektu ikusgarri eta errespetatua da, artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren mugak oso onuragarriro zabaltzen dituena. Pocket House Primary Function: Etxebizitzako Barne Diseinua desira-sentimendu biziak sortzen dituen, grina pizten duen, sormena bultzatzen duen eta liluratzen gaituen lana da.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: It is a house within a standard 40-foot container . It is a sustainable architecture with mobility. Construction was only installation, without waste and faster. For the feeling of confinement , due to the small width , the side walls of the steel container were removed to insert the glass doors . This helped the ventilation and lighting , gave a beautiful view of the garden and brought nature indoors. To lose the reference floor , wall and ceiling , only a coating was used: Wood.
Dimensions & Packaging: For this project was used a shipping container of 40 feet which measures is 12,20 m per 2,44 , externally. But, the total area of the construction was 46,80 square meters with the deck outside the container. Internally, after the coating, the final measures were equal to 11,80 m per 2,34 m .
Tags: Architecture , Interior Design, Mobility, Living Small, Pocket House, Houses in a Container, Sustainability, Wood in Architecture.
Production Technology: The owner asked to do the interior design with materials which will remit him to the nature and of course all of them with the precepts of sustainability. The existing civil work was only the support base of the container. This kind of construction, dry construction, just with installation, it is very quickly and it is the best way for future transportations. All construction took ten days to be ready. It is an eco construction with mobility.
Design Challenge: The challenge of this project was the relationship with a small space. The domain of spatial proportions was crucial; knowledge of the principles of sustainability and its costs to meet the expectations of the completion of the project, following the client program: a room; a bathroom; living; dining room and a kitchen. All the furniture was carefully studied and designed to meet this concept. The correct choice of finishes and furnishings were important with a limited budget: 55.000 Dollars.
Research: The most important point to be observed when you are using a container for the construction of a house is the right choice of coatings to ensure mobility without damage. You should use a coating that can withstand the efforts with the movements of transport. Also, you should use the acoustic and thermal treatment for the comfort to live.
Inspiration: It is a innovative way to live. Living small with sustainability and mobility. The eco principles were the great inspiration for this design.
Project Duration: The project started on May 2013 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and the construction began on August 15th, 2013 and ended in August 25th, 2013.
Operation Flow: This solution for a house it is very important because it is reusing an old shipping container that , probably, it was a waste. It is a solution to recycle an old shipping container. And, it is a positive way for living small where you do not have much area.
Team Members: Architect: Cristina Menezes
Collaborator Architect: Laís Laine
Collaborator Architect: Roberta Antunes
Collaborator Architect: Rani Melo
Secretary: Jackie Kelly
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Jomar Bragança
Image #2: Photographer Jomar Bragança
Image #3: Photographer Jomar Bragança
Image #4: Photographer Jomar Bragança
Image #5: Photographer Jomar Bragança