Pocket House Primary Function: Kev Tsim Qauv Sab Hauv Tsev Nyob by Cristina Menezes

Pocket House Primary Function: Kev Tsim Qauv Sab Hauv Tsev Nyob by Cristina Menezes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 A' Design Award Kub in Tsim Chav Sab Hauv thiab Kev Nthuav Qhia Competition Category.

KubSab Hauv· 2016

Pocket House Primary Function: Kev Tsim Qauv Sab Hauv Tsev Nyob

by Cristina Menezes

Client: Cristina Menezes Arquitetura e Decoração Ltda

A' Design Award Kub Winner in Sab Hauv Category

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The Design

About Pocket House Primary Function: Kev Tsim Qauv Sab Hauv Tsev Nyob

Pocket House yog ib lub tsev txav tau uas tsim rau hauv ib lub thawv thauj khoom loj 40-foot raws li qauv. Lub thawj uas rov siv dua no txawb rau saum ib qho chaw txhawb nqa yooj yim, thiab kev tsim kho qhuav tau ua tiav los ntawm kev txhim tsa nkaus xwb rau hauv kaum hnub, tsis muaj khoom pov tseg ntau. Cov ntu ntawm cov phab ntsa hlau sab tau raug tshem tawm thiab hloov nrog qhov rooj tsom iav, uas txhim kho kev cua ntws thiab kev ci hnub thiab qhib qhov chaw sab hauv rau lub vaj. Ntoo yog siv ua ib qho txheej sab hauv rau hauv pem teb, phab ntsa thiab ru tsev. Qhov phiaj xwm me me no muaj ib chav pw, ib chav dej, ib qho chaw nyob thiab noj mov thiab ib chav ua noj.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kub

Pocket House Primary Function: Kev Tsim Qauv Sab Hauv Tsev Nyob yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Kub, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib ib, zoo kawg nkaus thiab tshwj xeeb. Cov neeg yeej Kub yog cov khoom tsim tshiab heev, pom deb heev thiab ci ntsa iab uas qhia txog kev txawj ntse, kev txawj thiab lub zog ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Pocket House Primary Function: Kev Tsim Qauv Sab Hauv Tsev Nyob xav tias yuav yog ib qho kev tsim uas tau txais kev qhuas ntau, tsim kev nyiam tshiab thiab loj uas ua rau muaj nqi tsis tau muaj dua. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Kub no yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus thiab muaj kev hwm uas pab tau ntau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Pocket House Primary Function: Kev Tsim Qauv Sab Hauv Tsev Nyob ua rau muaj kev xav tau heev, txhawb kev mob siab, txhawb kev tsim tshiab thiab ua rau peb xav tsis thoob.

Behind the Design

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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