Excentrico Umkhiqizo Wokwakha by Dante Luna

Excentrico Umkhiqizo Wokwakha by Dante Luna is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award in Izingxenye Zokwakha Competition Category.

IbhulonziIzingxenye Zokwakha· 2021

Excentrico Umkhiqizo Wokwakha

by Dante Luna

Client: DL+A Arquitectos

Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award Winner in Izingxenye Zokwakha Category

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The Design

About Excentrico Umkhiqizo Wokwakha

I-Excentrico iwumkhiqizo owakhayo womsebenzi we-openwork block. Kugqugquzelwe indawo yaseCaribbean lapho kudingekile ukuthi izikhala zingeneke. Lo mkhiqizo ufeza inhloso yokuthuthukisa ukungeniswa komoya kwemvelo kwezikhala zezakhiwo ngaphakathi ukuze kuzuzwe ukujikeleza kwemvelo okungcono okusetshenziswa njengesu le-bioclimatic. Ithuthukiswe ngezinhlobo ezi-3 ezinomehluko wokuma kwembobo emaphakathi.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award

Excentrico Umkhiqizo Wokwakha iwinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile kakhulu okunikezwa imiklamo ephawulekayo eyehlukaniswa ukudala, ubuhlakani nobukhali bengqondo. Abawinile beBhulonzi yimisebenzi enobuchule obukhulu nedala ngokumangalisayo eqinisekisa isipiliyoni esibanzi, umcabango nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Excentrico Umkhiqizo Wokwakha ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo, enobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Webhulonzi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu ebuciko, esayensi, ekuklameni nasebuchwepheshe futhi uhamba phambili ngenxa yokunaka kwawo imininingwane. Excentrico Umkhiqizo Wokwakha iyanelisa izidingo ngokumangalisayo, ithinta izifiso, iheha imizwa futhi ikhanga ukufuna ukwazi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Attending to the invitation of tropics locations with daring and originality was designed a series of openwork blocks that respond with a unique and dynamic character to integrate the breeze and air circulation used for a special project with a bioclimatic challenge for Caribbean reality.

Excentrico it is a constructive product of openwork block function. In three versions we make this product in order to optimize the natural ventilation of the architectural spaces inside.
Dimensions & Packaging: Concrete block measuring 19 x 19 cm presented in three formats. Ideal for creating permeability, light entry and natural ventilation.
Tags: Concrete, construction, architecture, materials, product
Production Technology: Industrial-made concrete block. This product is ideal for places where ventilation and lighting are required, while its holes offer an interesting architectural detail. Presented in three versions according to the geometry of the product, square, circular and mixed, manufactured with a single mold made by Aguayo Industries. These can be manufactured in different colors, according to the client's requirements. For all types of concrete works.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge for this product was making full-scale models using 3D printers and then developing the custom production mold to design specifications. In addition, perform consistency and functionality tests to be approved as a product locally.
Research: Excentrico is a product designed to create permeable architectural spaces solving climatic ventilation problems. In addition, there is visual continuity through the small thresholds when unifying them to compose a wall.
Inspiration: The main idea of this product is inspired by the conventional openwork block, but through the design of the product trough concave geometries to be able to increase the speed of the wind after its passage.

Placing a hole of greater width on the outside for the entry of the wind and a hole of smaller dimension on the inside to accelerate to achieve the effect of ventilation of greater rapidity.
Project Duration: Designed by Dante Luna Arquitectos to satisfy architectural design needs, produced by Aguayo Industries.
Operation Flow: Excentrico, it is a constructive product of openwork block function. In three versions we make this product in order to optimize the natural ventilation of the architectural spaces inside.

The main idea of this product is inspired by the conventional openwork block, but through the design of the product we make concave geometries to be able to increase the speed of the wind after its passage.

Placing a hole of greater width on the outside for the entry of the wind and a hole of smaller dimension on the inside to accelerate to achieve the effect of ventilation of greater rapidity.
Patents: Copyrights belong to DL+A Arquitectos, 2021.
Team Members: Dante Luna, Nicolás Naranjo, Sarah Tió, José Luis Rojas, Wilmeer De Los Santos
Image Credits: Sarah Tio