Pocket House 住宅室內設計 by Cristina Menezes is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2016 A' Design Award 金獎 in 室內空間及展覽設計 Competition Category.

金室內· 2016

Pocket House 住宅室內設計

by Cristina Menezes

Client: Cristina Menezes Arquitetura e Decoração Ltda

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 室內 Category

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The Design

About Pocket House 住宅室內設計

Pocket House係一間喺標準40呎貨櫃入面建造嘅流動住宅。呢個經過再利用嘅貨櫃安放喺一個簡單嘅承托基座上，乾式建造只用咗十日就淨靠裝配完成，浪費極少。鋼製側牆嘅部分位置被移除，改用玻璃門取代，令通風同採光都得到改善，亦令室內空間向花園敞開。木材用作地板、牆身同天花嘅唯一室內飾面。呢個緊湊嘅平面布局包含一間睡房、一間浴室、一個客飯廳同一個廚房。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

Pocket House 住宅室內設計是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計Pocket House 住宅室內設計將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Pocket House 住宅室內設計激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: It is a house within a standard 40-foot container . It is a sustainable architecture with mobility. Construction was only installation, without waste and faster. For the feeling of confinement , due to the small width , the side walls of the steel container were removed to insert the glass doors . This helped the ventilation and lighting , gave a beautiful view of the garden and brought nature indoors. To lose the reference floor , wall and ceiling , only a coating was used: Wood.
Dimensions & Packaging: For this project was used a shipping container of 40 feet which measures is 12,20 m per 2,44 , externally. But, the total area of the construction was 46,80 square meters with the deck outside the container. Internally, after the coating, the final measures were equal to 11,80 m per 2,34 m .
Tags: Architecture , Interior Design, Mobility, Living Small, Pocket House, Houses in a Container, Sustainability, Wood in Architecture.
Production Technology: The owner asked to do the interior design with materials which will remit him to the nature and of course all of them with the precepts of sustainability. The existing civil work was only the support base of the container. This kind of construction, dry construction, just with installation, it is very quickly and it is the best way for future transportations. All construction took ten days to be ready. It is an eco construction with mobility.
Design Challenge: The challenge of this project was the relationship with a small space. The domain of spatial proportions was crucial; knowledge of the principles of sustainability and its costs to meet the expectations of the completion of the project, following the client program: a room; a bathroom; living; dining room and a kitchen. All the furniture was carefully studied and designed to meet this concept. The correct choice of finishes and furnishings were important with a limited budget: 55.000 Dollars.
Research: The most important point to be observed when you are using a container for the construction of a house is the right choice of coatings to ensure mobility without damage. You should use a coating that can withstand the efforts with the movements of transport. Also, you should use the acoustic and thermal treatment for the comfort to live.
Inspiration: It is a innovative way to live. Living small with sustainability and mobility. The eco principles were the great inspiration for this design.
Project Duration: The project started on May 2013 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and the construction began on August 15th, 2013 and ended in August 25th, 2013.
Operation Flow: This solution for a house it is very important because it is reusing an old shipping container that , probably, it was a waste. It is a solution to recycle an old shipping container. And, it is a positive way for living small where you do not have much area.
Team Members: Architect: Cristina Menezes
Collaborator Architect: Laís Laine
Collaborator Architect: Roberta Antunes
Collaborator Architect: Rani Melo
Secretary: Jackie Kelly
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