Glass House Igenamiterere ry'imbere mu nzu y'ubwiherero by Cristina Menezes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2018 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza in Igishushanyo cy'Imbere y'Inyubako Competition Category.
IfezaImbere y'Inyubako· 2018
Glass House Igenamiterere ry'imbere mu nzu y'ubwiherero
Client: Cristina Menezes Arquitetura
Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza Winner in Imbere y'Inyubako Category
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About Glass House Igenamiterere ry'imbere mu nzu y'ubwiherero
Glass House ni igenamiterere ry'imbere mu nzu ntoya y'ubwiherero iri i Belo Horizonte, muri Berezile. Iyi nzu yubatswe yose ukoresheje ikirahure gishyizweho ibice byinshi kandi gisubiza urumuri (reflective laminated glass), kigabanya cyane imirasire ya ultraviolet kandi gitanga ubushyuhe bugenzurwa bungana na mirongo irindwi n'umwe ku ijana (71%). Ubuso bwose bwubatswe ni metero kare mirongo itandatu (60m²). Inyubako ikoresha uburyo bw'imodiyeri kandi ihuzwa hakoreshejwe amashinge, bishingiye ku ngano z'ibice by'ikirahure n'iby'icyuma, bityo hakirindwa imyanda kandi inzu ishobora kwimurwa cyangwa guhindurwa uko bikenewe. Mu mbere, hakoreshejwe ibiti byemewe (certified wood), amabuye, n'ibikoresho bifite imiterere idasanzwe kugira ngo bizane ubushyuhe n'ubwiza budasanzwe mu gikonjo cy'ikirahure.
The Recognition
About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza
Glass House Igenamiterere ry'imbere mu nzu y'ubwiherero ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Ifeza, ishimwe ridasanzwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo byo ku rwego rwo hejuru, byiza kandi bikora ku mutima. Abegukanye Ifeza ni ibihangano by'ubuhanga bukomeye kandi bifite guhanga kwinshi, bigaragaza ubuhanga bwimbitse, impano n'ubushishozi bw'ababihanze. Glass House Igenamiterere ry'imbere mu nzu y'ubwiherero biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cy'icyitegererezo, gifite ubunyamwuga bukomeye n'udushya twimbitse. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Ifeza ni igihangano kizwi kandi gishimwa, gifasha kugura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Glass House Igenamiterere ry'imbere mu nzu y'ubwiherero ni igihangano benshi bifuza, gikangura ibyifuzo, gitanga amarangamutima meza kandi gitera igitangaza.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This project is a house totally built with Reflective Laminated Glass in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is a house with a short time of building; low coast; with the possibility of mobility and with the precepts of sustainability. This project provides architecture with the principles of living small; of full integration with nature; of sustainability and of mobility. The design guarantee the respect to the nature and the relationship with the landscape.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The total built area of Glass House is sixty square meters. With the walls and the roof made of glass, a sense of space was obtained for the small house. To ensure the well-being of the clients, Reflective Laminated Glass was chosen which ensure a hundred percent protection against UV rays and ensure thermal insulation around seventy one percent. This saves energy and has no damage to clients' skin. In order to ensure dry construction, the sectorization of the Glass House between the social area and the private area was done through the cabinet designed for the kitchen and the closet of the room.
- Tags
- glasshouse, sustainability, modularconstruction, dryconstruction, wellbeing, innovation, interiordesign, interaction, smalllivng, warmth,
- Production Technology
- To avoid wastage and do not generate waste the design was based in modules according to the dimensions of the glass slabs and of the dimensions of the steel profiles. The structure is all screwed and the glass was glued at the structure with structural silicone to assure the mobility, flexibility and to be a freestanding construction. Its foundation in steel profile is external to the ground allowing the passage of all pipes.
- Design Challenge
- The creative process began with the desires of the customers. To meet a short period of construction; low cost; flexibility for future modifications; possibility of mobility and use of the precepts of sustainability for the whole construction, it was very difficult to gather all these concepts. The research was very long to bring all this together with aesthetics, functionality and innovation. All the choices had a motive that justified their use! To have a good project, nothing can be by chance ...
The most important thing happened when the final result met customer expectations! - Research
- To design a small house with a strong relationship with the landscape in a tropical country the most important point was the research of the right materials to use to guarantee a healthy home that would provide well-being to all residents. For this the reflective laminate glass was chosen. It ensured protection against a hundred percent UV rays and thermal insulation reached seventy one percent. The modular construction was chosen to enforce the sustainability concept without generating waste. The interior architecture also following the concept of sustainability.
- Inspiration
- This project is a house totally built with Reflective Laminated Glass to attend the desire of the clients, a young couple, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. They were looking for a small house like a loft completely integrated to the nature! They also asked for a house with a short time of building; low coast; with flexibility for future modifications; with the possibility of mobility and with the precepts of sustainability for all construction. So, the inspiration for this design came from the desire of the clients.
- Project Duration
- The project started in May 2015 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and finished in July 2015.
- Operation Flow
- For future modifications, the design was based in modules and the glass was glued at the structure to assure flexibility without losing materials. The use of the reflective laminate glass allows an interaction between who is inside with everything outside the house, during the day. At night, if you have more light inside, fixtures on the ground around the house with strong light guarantees the privacy. Also the blinds inside, make a balance of privacy! Another highlight is the mimicking effect that reflective glass creates and makes the architecture disappear in the landscaping!
- Team Members
- Lais Laine- Architect Assistant
Roberta Antunes - Architect Assistant
Jackie Kelly - Administrative Assistant - 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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