Single Wall Imba yokugara by Suna Arquitetura - Pedro Sunye is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award in Akitekicha, Zvivako neZvivakwa Competition Category.
SirivhaAkitekicha· 2025
Single Wall Imba yokugara
by Suna Arquitetura - Pedro Sunye
Client: Suna Arquitetura
Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award Winner in Akitekicha Category
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About Single Wall Imba yokugara
Single Wall imba yokugara iri muAngra dos Reis, kuBrazil. Imba iyi yakarongwa nemadziro amwe chete akaenderera mberi emabhambu akadzvanyirirwa, ane hurefu hwemamita makumi masere. Madziro aya anoparadzanisa nzvimbo dzekuzorora nedzekushandira, anovanza nzvimbo dzemichina, uye anotsigira chikamu chekamuri yekurara chakarembera mudenga. Kongiri isina kufukidzwa, mabhambu akadzvanyirirwa, uye marble yekuBrazil ndiwo zvinhu zvikuru zvakashandiswa. Kongiri yakasimbiswa mushure mekukandwa (post tensioned concrete) inobvumira nzvimbo yakasununguka isina zvitsigiro yemamita gumi nemaviri nehafu, uye chikamu chakarembera chemamita matanhatu nehafu. Magirazi anogona kudzoserwa zvachose, achibatanidza mukati nekunze kwemba. Kufamba kwemhepo kunopfuura nemukati, chiedza chezuva, uye mumvuri zvinopa runyararo nekugarika pasina kushandisa michina yekugadzira mhepo.
The Recognition
About the Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award
Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Single Wall Imba yokugara, rukudzo rwakakwirira zvikuru runopiwa kumadhizaini epamusoro, anonaka uye anofadza. Vakunda veSirivha mabasa anopenya kwazvo uye ane kugadzira kwakasiyana anoratidza unyanzvi, hunyanzvi hwekusikwa nekungwara kwevagadziri vawo. Single Wall Imba yokugara inotarisirwa kuva basa rinoshamisa, rinotangira vamwe, rine hunyanzvi hunoonekwa uye zvitsva zvakadzika. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award chigadzirwa chinoshamisa, chinokudzwa chinobatsira uye chinosundira mberi miganhu yehunyanzvi, sayenzi, dhizaini netekinoroji. Single Wall Imba yokugara chigadzirwa chinoshuvirwa nevazhinji, chinomutsa zvishuvo, chinouya nemanzwiro akanaka uye chinomutsa kushamisika.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The project is structured by a single architectural gesture: an 80 meter long bamboo wall that organizes the program, separates leisure and service areas, supports the suspended bedroom volume, and conceals technical spaces. The architecture celebrates raw materiality, making exposed concrete, pressed bamboo, and Brazilian marble the protagonists of the space.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Total area: 960 square meters
Free span: 12.5 meters
Cantilever: 6.5 meters
Continuous bamboo wall: 80 meters
Structural system: Post tensioned concrete
Material composition: Exposed concrete, pressed bamboo, Brazilian marble. - Tags
- minimalist architecture, contemporary house, exposed concrete, bamboo wall, material honesty, seamless integration, landscape driven design, structural innovation, sustainability
- Production Technology
- The project combines advanced structural techniques with vernacular construction methods. The twelve point five meter span and six point five meter cantilever are achieved through post tensioning. Concrete is shaped using ribbed formwork and raw wood props. The bamboo wall, produced in China, serves both structural and aesthetic functions. High performance glazing systems allow full retraction of the glass panels.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenge was to preserve the conceptual essence throughout the construction process. Formal purity demanded extreme precision in every detail, from carpentry to material junctions. Visual continuity and conceptual integrity were only possible through rigorous control and conscious decisions. The result invites reflection: why do we still overcomplicate architecture?
- Research
- This research explores the relationship between linearity, functional concealment, and spatial fluidity. The eighty meter wall organizes the program and expands the perception of space. Structural solutions such as post tensioning were combined with vernacular techniques like ribbed concrete and pressed bamboo. Material continuity and constructive efficiency reinforce interior and exterior integration.
- Inspiration
- Situated between the mountains and the sea, the architecture emerges as a harmonious response to the landscape. Nature invites full openness, while dense vegetation protects privacy. The program follows a hospitality-inspired logic, where the spatial experience is continuous and service areas remain hidden. The house was designed to offer a contemplative and sensory immersion, without visual or functional barriers.
- Project Duration
- The project was conceived between 2021 and 2022 in Curitiba, and built between 2022 and 2024. Located in Angra dos Reis, the residence integrates with the tropical landscape, using its natural conditions to define the architectural approach from the beginning of the design process.
- Operation Flow
- Circulation is defined by a single continuous wall that separates social access from service areas. The path naturally leads to the suspended bedrooms, with no visual barriers. Glass panels fully retract, blending interior and exterior. Cross ventilation, natural light, and strategic shading ensure environmental comfort without the need for artificial systems.
- Team Members
- Architect: Pedro Sunyé
Interior Designer: Gabriela Casagrande
Project Coordinator: Thallita Souza
Structural Engineer: Mauer Egas - Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Fabio Severo, Single Wall, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer Fabio Severo, Single Wall, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer Fabio Severo, Single Wall, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer Fabio Severo, Single Wall, 2024.
Image #5: Photographer Fabio Severo, Single Wall, 2024.
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