Press Release
Alberto Torres Receives the Golden A' Design Award for Borgio Verezzi Residential Bulding in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
The international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Alberto Torres for architecture, building and structure design
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Borgio Verezzi Residential Bulding by Alberto Torres, designed for Exacta Engenharia, has been granted the Golden A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Golden A' Design Award Means
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
About Borgio Verezzi Residential Bulding
Borgio Verezzi is a residential building located in Caxias do Sul, in the south of Brazil. The building has twenty-two floors, with one apartment per floor. Each apartment offers 280 square meters of private area and four suites. The form is a vertical monolith with volumes removed at the corners, where large balconies are placed. The balconies are extended to improve the view and the sunlight on each floor. Ceramic tiles, granite, exposed concrete and double glazing are used on the facades. Energy efficiency and water saving solutions are also applied.
Award Record
With this recognition, Alberto Torres is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2017 - 2018 and the 2019 - 2020 editions 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. It 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. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://designers.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/89372
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/89372
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!89372
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/171750
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/2Jrnyf7
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Borgio Verezzi Residential Bulding
- Function
- Residential Bulding
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Midnight Blue, Dark Slate Gray, Sky Blue, Cornflower Blue and Dark Slate Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Exacta Engenharia
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Alberto Torres
- Country
- Brazil
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #89372
Credits
- Team
- Torres Arquitetos, Y Design and Exacta Engenharia
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Volumetrically, the structure is constituted of an ample vertical monolith with suppressed volumes at its corners, where are located great balconies that end up diminishing the volume. The balconies are pushed and stretched for better viewing and sunlight of each plane.
- Inspiration
- The idea was to make a product that would serve the target audience of the building. People who open themselves to new proposals that value social interaction, are constantly seeking innovation and design value in all the products they consume.
- Research
- The building reflects a sober and contemporary architecture. The choice for a differentiated residential product has been a conviction of the developer and the architectural firm since its earliest studies. With this, arose the proposal of an authorial architecture that dialogue with the art and with plastic artists of the region. Surprise and daring in every detail, a custom product with originality, was the premise of this project.
- Challenge
- The challenge of this project was make a building that was no obvious product to be launched: all alternatives, to a greater or lesser degree, presented risks and opportunities. This configuration created a vital challenge to be overcome to distinguish itself from the existing market and the products offered by other companies.
- Realization and Technology
- In this building we cherish the quality of products and finishes. For that, ceramic tiles, granites, apparent concrete and double glasses were used in the facades and other areas.
- Operation and Interaction
- The better result and perform pass by the idea of reduce the environmental impacts, and the building count with some solutions: Energy efficiency, conscious consuption of water, termoacustic confort, discharge correct and recycling.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project it is located in Caxias do Sul, a town in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, in the extreme south of Brazil. The project is currently under construction.
- Specifications
- The development consists of a residential building with twenty-two floors, one apartment per floor. Totaling 280.00 square meters of private area in each apartment, all with four suites. Social area with more than 110.00 square meters consisting of an entrance hall, a large living room, gourmet space and balcony. Site area are 1431,90 square meters and the Gross Area: 10.190,00 square meters.
- Keywords
- Borgio Verezzi, Borgio, Verezzi, Torres e Bello, Exacta Engenharia
