Casa Acqua ᱴᱟᱚᱲ ᱳᱲᱟᱜ by Cristina Menezes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ in ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ, ᱤᱢᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱟᱨ ᱜᱟᱲᱚᱱ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ Competition Category.
ᱨᱩᱯᱟᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ· 2022
Casa Acqua ᱴᱟᱚᱲ ᱳᱲᱟᱜ
Client: Cristina Menezes Arquitetura
A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ Winner in ᱟᱨᱠᱤᱴᱮᱠᱪᱟᱨ Category
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About Casa Acqua ᱴᱟᱚᱲ ᱳᱲᱟᱜ
ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱟᱠᱣᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱮᱞᱳ ᱦᱚᱨᱤᱡᱚᱱᱴᱮ, ᱵᱽᱨᱟᱡᱤᱞ ᱨᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱴᱟᱚᱲ ᱳᱲᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱞᱮᱭᱟᱩᱴ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱴᱟᱜ ᱨᱳᱢᱟᱱ ᱳᱲᱟᱜ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱦᱟ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱨᱮ ᱯᱩᱱ ᱢᱚᱰᱭᱩᱞ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟᱜ ᱮᱫᱮᱨ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱷᱤᱠ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱠᱚᱴᱷᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱟᱨᱥᱤ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱜᱷᱮᱨᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱡᱷᱚᱨᱱᱟ ᱟᱨᱩᱢᱚᱠ ᱮᱢᱟᱜ-ᱟ᱾ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱢᱚᱰᱭᱩᱞ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱩᱨᱟᱹᱣ ᱦᱩᱞᱟᱹᱠ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱠᱳᱞᱮ ᱦᱚᱭᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱦᱤᱞᱚᱜ ᱢᱟᱦᱟ ᱩᱰᱟᱹᱜ ᱮᱢ ᱮᱢᱟᱜ-ᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ ᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱠᱚᱱᱰᱤᱥᱚᱱᱤᱸ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱞᱟᱹᱠᱛᱤ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱪᱮᱛᱟᱱ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱜ ᱟᱩᱱᱤᱝ ᱟᱨ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱨᱳᱠᱟᱣ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱤᱡᱮᱨ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱤᱬᱩᱸ, ᱫᱟᱜ, ᱦᱩᱰᱤᱧ ᱡᱤᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱨ ᱦᱚᱭ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱨᱳᱠᱟᱣ ᱮᱢᱟᱜ-ᱟ᱾ ᱵᱮᱱᱟᱣ ᱢᱚᱰᱭᱩᱞ ᱠᱚ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱚᱠᱛᱳ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱠᱚᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱨᱤᱭᱟ ᱥᱟᱭ ᱜᱮᱞ ᱵᱚᱨᱜ ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ
Casa Acqua ᱴᱟᱚᱲ ᱳᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱨᱩᱯᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱩᱱᱫᱚᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Casa Acqua ᱴᱟᱚᱲ ᱳᱲᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
Behind the Design
Press Kit
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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