Casa Una Community Center by Matheus Diniz

Casa Una Community Center by Matheus Diniz is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Tsim Vaj Tsev, Tsev thiab Qauv Tsev Competition Category.

NyiajVaj Tsev· 2023

Casa Una Community Center

by Matheus Diniz

Client: Idealiza Cidades

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Vaj Tsev Category

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The Design

About Casa Una Community Center

Hauv ib lub tiaj ua si hauv nroog Uberlandia, Brazil sawv cev Casa Una, lub chaw hauv zej zog thiab sib sau ua ke rau cov chaw ua si thiab cov neeg nyob hauv zej zog. Ntxiv nrog rau lwm yam kev siv, nws muaj qhov qhib auditorium, lub tsev noj mov, chaw ua haujlwm rau lub koom haum zej zog, thiab chaw ua yeeb yam. Ua nrog lub laminated ntoo qauv, lub tsev siv lub zog-txuag passive qhov cua thiab thermal kev nplij siab cov tswv yim. Thaum kawg, lub ru tsev yog topped nrog peb hom nroj tsuag nyob rau hauv ib tug geometric qauv, txo cov tshav kub tau txais los ntawm hnub ci raug thiab ua raws li ib tug thib tsib facade thaum saib los ntawm saum toj no.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Casa Una Community Center yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Casa Una Community Center xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Casa Una Community Center yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Casa Una is a multi-purpose community center that will serve as a focal point for a new mixed-use neighborhood in the city of Uberlandia, Brazil. Located in a public park that is the heart of the new neighborhood, the building houses a food hall, an open auditorium, an exhibition space and an office for the community association. It also houses a social program for high school students of the public education system.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1099 square meters
55 by 28 meters
9 meters height
Tags: wood, sustainable, community center, green roof, public building
Production Technology: For the building structure, we used laminated timber from certified sources and left it exposed. The roof is composed of OSB panels and a vegetation system that helps cool the interior spaces. The building is cooled even further with the use of passive techniques such as cross ventilation and heat exhaust openings. All the exterior openings were fit with glass that reduces solar heat gain.
Design Challenge: Our main challenge creatively with this building was how to negotiate between the different functions and their relationship with the public park. Each space needed differing heights, with the optimal solution being curved roof that adjusted to the needs of each interior use. As the building is placed in a prominent position on a public park, it had to adjust its form to a lake towards the south and a curved plaza to the north. The result was a curved form with a twisted curving roof.
Research: For this project, we researched timber construction, specially the flexibility and sustainability of the system. We also studied the local climate, and with a hired consultant we ran several simulations to reduce the solar heat gain and reduce energy consumption for the building. Lastly, we researched lightweight vegetated roofing systems to attain the aesthetic and energy saving results while reducing the overall structural load.
Inspiration: For this project our main ambition was to have the building act as an extension of the public park. We looked to Brazilian Modernism and especially the work of architect Severiano Porto, with his organic forms made with timber, as inspiration. Formally, its main feature is the green roof, which appears to peel off from the park surface, extending its area. In plan, the curves of the building follow the adjoining lake and bring dynamism to its form, in effect transforming it at every new viewpoint.
Project Duration: The Project was started in August of 2018 and the building is expected to open to the public April 2023. The Building is located in Uberlandia in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Operation Flow: The building was organized along a central axis, with the main access to the north from the street and passage to the south, towards the lake. This central double height space features a welcoming lounge area and a model of the future neighborhood. To the west we have more functional spaces, such as office spaces, technical areas and bathrooms. To the east are the open auditorium, the food court and an elevated viewing platform.
Team Members: Strtuctural Engineer (wood): Carlito Calil Neto
Structural Engineer (concrete): Edemir Caetano Simonato
MEP: Douglas Rossi
HVAC: Ricardo Vaz de Souza
Interior Design: Fabio José Fernandes Mota
Interior Design: Mauricio Pinto de Arruda
Climate Consultant: Rafael Lazzarini
Image Credits: Render #1: Fillipe Farias
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