Casa Acqua Casă Rezidențială by Cristina Menezes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Argint in Design de Arhitectură, Clădiri și Structuri Competition Category.
ArgintArhitectură· 2022
Casa Acqua Casă Rezidențială
Client: Cristina Menezes Arquitetura
A' Design Award de Argint Winner in Arhitectură Category
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About Casa Acqua Casă Rezidențială
Casa Acqua este o locuință rezidențială construită în Belo Horizonte, Brazilia. Configurația urmează locuințele romane timpurii, cu patru module dispuse în jurul unei curți interioare. Curtea este înconjurată de oglinzi de apă care evocă o fântână centrală. Toate modulele sunt complet deschise pentru a permite ventilația naturală și lumina zilei, astfel încât aerul condiționat nu este necesar. Copertinele verticale și parbrizele oferă intimitate și protecție împotriva soarelui, ploii, insectelor și vânturilor puternice. Modulele prefabricate au scurtat timpul de construcție și au redus deșeurile. Suprafața totală este de două sute zece metri pătrați.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Argint
Casa Acqua Casă Rezidențială a câștigat A' Design Award de Argint, o recunoaștere extraordinar de prestigioasă acordată designurilor de top, superbe și impresionante. Câștigătorii Argintului sunt lucrări extraordinar de strălucite și extrem de creative, care ilustrează expertiza, talentul și perspicacitatea remarcabile ale designerilor lor. Se așteaptă ca Casa Acqua Casă Rezidențială să fie o lucrare minunată, de referință, remarcabil de profesionistă și profund inovatoare. Acest design câștigător al A' Design Award de Argint este o invenție foarte notabilă și admirată, care aduce beneficii și împinge limitele artei, științei, designului și tehnologiei. Casa Acqua Casă Rezidențială este o creație extrem de invidiată, care trezește dorințe, aduce sentimente pozitive și stârnește uimire și mirare.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Casa Acqua was created specifically for the demand action in Brazil, for this time that the world is living in! It provides inspiration and tools for anyone in Brazil or anywhere with dry tropical climate! For who is interested to live with heathly and on nature! A home with the precepts of sustainability is the unique and different guideline! The use of prefabricated modules reduced the impact of construction on nature; shortened construction time and cost!
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The total area of Casa Acqua is two hundred and ten square meters including the water mirrors.
- Tags
- tiny house, container house, water mirror, house , architecture innovation
- Production Technology
- The design was made with four pre-fabricated modules to build in a short time! The use of those modules allowed the use of synthetic coatings and sub-multiples of their measurements and this solution does not generate waste, with less impact on nature . Casa Acqua is fully open to provide full integration with the outdoor area.
- Design Challenge
- The key challenge was to find the right solution to close Casa Acqua without glass frames! The client asked for ventilation and natural lighting in its fullness with full integration with the outdoor area.
To have privacy and protection from the sun; from rain; from insects and strong winds, vertical windshield and awnings were used that seal 95%! With this solution Casa Acqua guaranteed the precepts of sustainability and of a healthy home, for days of pandemic, without air conditioning! - Research
- Nowadays all architects comunities are trying to help the people to live better and heathly in their homes! Casa Acqua concept was created for this demand action in Brazil! It is too late to prevent the world from changing, but not late enough that all hope has been lost for a better world. Architecture is deeply involved in this process, as the transformation of the built environment and the construction industry are key to the way we live. Casa Acqua is a way to provide inspiration and tools for anyone in a country with dry tropical climate!
- Inspiration
- Casa Acqua was conceptualized in the same guidelines as the first Roman dwellings, those one had an O shaped floor plan with an inner courtyard allowing the visual integration of all spaces.
This typology was suitable for current times to Casa Acqua using four modules individualized with an inner courtyard, surrounded by water mirrors to symbolize the central fountain! All modules are fully open to ensure the use of ventilation and natural lighting. Vertical awnings were used for privacy. - Project Duration
- The project started in May 2021 and the construction finished in September 2021 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Operation Flow
- This project was created for a young couple to live, in times of a pandemic, in full contact with nature, full of light and natural ventilation, in Brazil!
- Team Members
- Jackie Kelly;
Isabella Gallegos;
Roberta Antunes. - Image Credits
- Main Image: Photographer Jomar Bragança,2021
Image #1: Photographer Jomar Bragança,2021
Image #2: Photographer Jomar Bragança,2021
Image #3: Photographer Jomar Bragança,2021
Image #4: Photographer Jomar Bragança,2021
Vídeo: Estudio NY18,2021
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