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Pocket House Tlaquehcayotl Kalitik Tlachihchiwaliztli by Cristina Menezes

Pocket House Tlaquehcayotl Kalitik Tlachihchiwaliztli by Cristina Menezes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl in Callitic Tlacauhtli ihuan Tlanextilizpan Tlachihchihualiztli Competition Category.


CozticteocuitlatlCallitic· 2016

Pocket House Tlaquehcayotl Kalitik Tlachihchiwaliztli

by Cristina Menezes

Client: Cristina Menezes Arquitetura e Decoração Ltda

Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl Winner in Callitic Category

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The Design

About Pocket House Tlaquehcayotl Kalitik Tlachihchiwaliztli

Pocket House se kalli tlen wel molinia tlen omochihchiuh ijtik se tlachichijkayotl kontenedor tlen kipia 40 pies. Nin kontenedor tlen okseppa omotekitiltih mokawa ipan se yankuik tlaonokayotl, wan in tlachihchiwaliztli wahki omotlamih san ika tlatlaliliztli ipan majtlaktli tonalli, ika tepitzin tlasoltli. Omokixtijkeh sekin tlacotontli tlen tepoztli tenamitl wan omopatlakeh ika tehuilotl tlatzakwaltin, tlen kiyektlaliah ejekamalakatl wan tonaltzintli wan kitlapohuah kalijtik itech xochimilli. Kuahuitl motekitiltia keh sanse tlapachiwaliztli kalijtik ipan tlalpantli, tenamitl wan akopan. In pitzahtok tlaixmachiliztli kipia se kochiwayan, se maltiloyan, se nemiwayan wan tlakualoyan, wan se tlakualchihchiwaloyan.

The Recognition

About the Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl

Pocket House Tlaquehcayotl Kalitik Tlachihchiwaliztli ca in quicuic in Mahuizolli A' Design Award Cozticteocuitlatl, huel mahuiztic tlamahuizoliztli tlen momaca in achtopa, huel cualli ihuan mahuiztic tlachihualli. In quicuicah Cozticteocuitlatl ca cenca yancuic, tlachiyani ihuan tlanextic tlachihualli in quinextia in tlamatiliztli ihuan toltecayotl. Ca quinequi in Pocket House Tlaquehcayotl Kalitik Tlachihchiwaliztli quitlalizque yancuic tlamantli ihuan quimacazque tlazohtli. Ni dizayno in quicuic Cozticteocuitlatl ca mahuiztic tlamantli in quihuelitia in toltecayotl, tlamatiliztli, dizayno ihuan teknolohia. Pocket House Tlaquehcayotl Kalitik Tlachihchiwaliztli quiyolchicahua ihuan quipaquiltia in tlacah.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

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