Living The Noom Kikundi cha Makazi by Sanzpont Arquitectura is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Tuzo ya Platinamu ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Majengo, Ujenzi na Miundo Competition Category.
PlatinamuUsanifu wa Majengo· 2021
Living The Noom Kikundi cha Makazi
Client: Sanzpont [arquitectura]
Tuzo ya Platinamu ya A' Design Award Winner in Usanifu wa Majengo Category
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The Design
About Living The Noom Kikundi cha Makazi
Living The Noom ni kikundi cha makazi kilichoundwa kwa kuzingatia kanuni tatu: maisha ya ustawi, uendelevu na maisha yanayobadilika kulingana na mahitaji. Kikundi hiki kinajumuisha majengo matatu ya ghorofa tano kila moja, yaliyojengwa kwa muundo wa zege na uso wa mbele wa mianzi unaojitegemea. Kila ghorofa ni nafasi wazi inayoweza kupangwa katika mipangilio mbalimbali ya vyumba vya kuishi vyenye chumba kimoja, viwili au vitatu vya kulala. Mikakati ya kibioklimatiki inajumuisha uvunaji wa maji ya mvua, usafishaji wa maji machafu ya kawaida, paa za kijani na paneli za jua. Majengo hayo yanachukua asilimia 30 ya kiwanja, hivyo sehemu kubwa ya mimea iliyopo inahifadhiwa.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Platinamu ya A' Design Award
Living The Noom Kikundi cha Makazi ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Platinamu ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kuu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya kipekee kwa kweli, maridadi na ya fahari. Washindi wa Platinamu ni maajabu ya ubunifu, ushuhuda wa mipaka ya ubunifu wa kiakili, na huonyesha weledi na ufundi usio na kifani wa wabunifu wao. Miundo hii inatarajiwa kuwa kazi zinazosifika zaidi zinazofafanua urembo wa enzi, kuchangia ustawi wa jamii, na kusukuma mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Living The Noom Kikundi cha Makazi huonyesha kiwango cha ubora kinachovuka mipaka na bila shaka huufanya ulimwengu kuwa mahali bora zaidi kwa sifa zake zenye faida na thamani. Living The Noom Kikundi cha Makazi ni kazi iliyoshinda Tuzo ya Platinamu ya A' Design Award inayochochea hamu, hutia msukumo, husisimua, hufurahisha na huzua furaha kubwa.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Noom is a sanctuary of conscious life based on 3 main axes; Wellness Living, Sustainability and Flexible Living. Wellness Living centres design of spaces and amenities to prevent health problems and cultivate healthier habits. Sustainability is a must in architecture and the project promotes the reduction of resources use through passive and bioclimatic design. Flexible Living is achieved by designing an open-plan building that can be configured in multiple options and satisfy different needs.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The project consists of 3 buildings of 5 stories each. It is composed of a concrete structure and an independent bamboo facade. Every floor is an open space where multiple configurations could be designed. The apartments are 120 and 60 square meters, having 1, 2, or 3 bedrooms.
The project resides on a 2046 square meter lot and, occupying just 30% of it, preserves plenty of the existing vegetation. It restores 2,500 square meters of the removed vegetation by implementing green roofs and facades. - Tags
- Sustainable, Housing, Wellness, Caribbean, Environment, Bioclimatic, Flexible
- Production Technology
- The project integrates bioclimatic and sustainable strategies such as rainwater harvesting, wastewater separation, wetland for greywater treatment, biodigesters, compost area, vegetation cover that creates a barrier for pollution and reduce the Heat Island effect, among others. By digital simulation, different analysis can be made to indicate the best area to place solar protection elements and solar panels. These techniques give the project 85% of energy savings.
- Design Challenge
- The main obstacle to overcome is to generate a new housing proposal with all the sustainable and wellness features, with a low density and low land occupancy percentage while maintaining an affordable and competitive price in the real estate market. In real estate developments, money is such an important factor that usually displaces other factors like the sustainable and social benefit. But this project aims to put the environment, health and money at the same level.
- Research
- The design team researched bioclimatic and sustainable strategies that can be applied in the Mexican Caribbean and into International Well Building Institute documents. The objective of this research was to design an environmentally responsible project with dwellings that improve health. That research showed that a Wellness dwelling should apply several aspects grouped into 10 concepts: Air, Water, Nourishment, Light, Movement, Thermal Comfort, Sound, Materials, Mind and Community.
- Inspiration
- The concept was born trying to answer the questions: Where would you like to live for the rest of your lives. And, if humans have different needs, why all the homes for sale seem to be cut from the same mould?
The project aims to promote a full life within the users and to offer a new housing proposal to the real estate market. It aims to create a community with the same values, to bring together people that values nature, art and animals. - Project Duration
- The design phase of the project began in 2020 and the construction is going to begin in June 2021 in Cancun, Mexico.
The project was designed to be replicated on different lots. It is flexible enough to adopt different configurations, adapting to the lot dimensions but still ensuring optimal natural ventilation. - Operation Flow
- The project has 4 habitational stories and the penthouse has access to the terrace located on the fifth floor. The other dwellings have access to the fifth-floor urban gardens where they can grow their food. The main amenities located on the ground floor are accessible for all the users.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Sanzpont arquitectura
- Team Members
- Sanzpont Arquitectura
Pedrajo Mas Pedrajo Arquitectos - Image Credits
- All images: Sanzpont Arquitectura, Renders and Layouts, 2021
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