AD House Residencia Unifamiliar by Flavio Melo Franco

AD House Residencia Unifamiliar by Flavio Melo Franco is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Ferro in Deseño de Arquitectura, Edificación e Estruturas Competition Category.

FerroArquitectura· 2022

AD House Residencia Unifamiliar

by Flavio Melo Franco

Client: Studio Flavio Franco

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Arquitectura Category

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The Design

About AD House Residencia Unifamiliar

A Casa AD é unha residencia unifamiliar situada en Teresina, Brasil, unha rexión de clima moi cálido. A casa ofrece 495 metros cadrados de espazo construído nun terreo de 814 metros cadrados. A planta baixa alberga a cociña, a garaxe, o salón, o comedor e un patio, mentres que os cuartos se sitúan na primeira planta. Na cuberta atópase un espazo comunitario para o encontro e o descanso. As paredes están feitas de ladrillo cerámico, a estrutura de formigón e o teito de tellas de aluminio termo-acústicas. Pantallas de madeira carbonizada e espazos verdes integrados reducen a calor no interior.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

AD House Residencia Unifamiliar gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que AD House Residencia Unifamiliar sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. AD House Residencia Unifamiliar é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The projects consists of a 495 sqm of constructed space. Located in Teresina, Brazil, a very warm region, the house protects its residents of the heat integrating green spaces within the house. The grounf floors consists of a kitchen, garage, living and dining rooms, patio and other dependencies. The first floor is the privative space where is located the bedrooms. The rooftop consists of a communal space where residents can gather and relax.
Dimensions & Packaging: The house is located on a 33m x 33m x 38m x 13m site. It has 495 sqm of constructed space on a 814sqm site
Tags: residence, house, brazil, residential, architecture, design
Production Technology: The walls were made using ceramic bricks, the structure was made using concrete and the roof was made using thermo-acoustic aluminum tiles. The brise soleils were made using a japanese technique of Shou Sugi Ban which consist of burning wood to better preserve it.
Design Challenge: The structure of the house was the most complicated part, since there is a swimming pool on the second floor which can be viewed from the ground floor. The entire house is constructed on concrete pillars. Charred wood was also used by design choice since it can preserve wood for a very long period.
Research: The entire house was designed by Flavio Franco. The design process took about one month to complete. The architect wanted to design a house that incorporate a lot of green spaces and it has a swimming pool floating above the ground floor. The finished result is a house that blends in the landscape and it looks very light.
Inspiration: The main inspiration for this house was the surrounding landscape, since the site is located on the highest part of the location. One of the design principles was to use this so the residents could have the best views available in the region. The house is integrated with nature and its surroundings using light materials and transparencies.
Project Duration: Planning started in 2018 and construction took place in 2021 in Teresina, Brazil
Operation Flow: The house blends in the landscape which is achieved using lots of green space and glass along the facade.
Team Members: Flavio Franco
Shiduo Nagano
Image Credits: Image #1: Aurus' House by Vinícius Figueirôa
Image #2: Aurus' House by Vinícius Figueirôa
Image #3: Aurus' House by Vinícius Figueirôa
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Image #5: Aurus' House by Vinícius Figueirôa