Press Release
AD House Single Family Residence by Flavio Melo Franco Receives the A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
The international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Flavio Melo Franco for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that AD House Single Family Residence by Flavio Melo Franco, designed for Studio Flavio Franco, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
Regarding AD House Single Family Residence
AD House is a single family residence located in Teresina, Brazil, a region with a very warm climate. The house offers 495 square meters of constructed space on a site of 814 square meters. The ground floor holds the kitchen, garage, living and dining rooms and a patio, while the bedrooms are placed on the first floor. A communal space for gathering and rest is set on the rooftop. The walls are made of ceramic bricks, the structure of concrete and the roof of thermo-acoustic aluminum tiles. Charred wood screens and integrated green spaces reduce the heat indoors.
About Flavio Melo Franco
Idealized and directed by the brasilian architect Flávio Melo Franco, Flavio Franco Studio started its activities in Teresina, PI, Brazil in 2012, emerging as a side project to the work developed by him in his architecture and interiors office, consolidated for more than 14 years in the Brazilian market. Keeping a bold and contemporary character, the pieces signed by the architect have in their own identity pure and geometric forms. Plans and straight are joined harmonically revealing new design possibilities.
Award Record
Flavio Melo Franco is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2013 - 2014 to 2021 - 2022 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/140641
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/140641
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!140641
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/132827
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- AD House Single Family Residence
- Function
- Single Family Residence
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Light Steel Blue, Black, Dark Slate Gray, Saddle Brown and Dark Olive Green
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Studio Flavio Franco
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Flavio Melo Franco
- Country
- Brazil
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #140641
Credits
- Team
- Flavio Franco and Shiduo Nagano
- Image Credits
- Aurus' House by Vinícius Figueirôa
Design Details
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Realization and 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.
- Operation and Interaction
- The house blends in the landscape which is achieved using lots of green space and glass along the facade.
- Project Duration and Location
- Planning started in 2018 and construction took place in 2021 in Teresina, Brazil
- Specifications
- 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
- Keywords
- residence, house, brazil, residential, architecture, design
