A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Goes to Atma Apartment Building by Rodrigo Kirck Rebelo

Rodrigo Kirck Rebelo recognized for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Atma Apartment Building by Rodrigo Kirck Rebelo, designed for Itapema Empreendimentos, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

What the A' Design Award Means

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

Regarding Atma Apartment Building

Atma is an apartment building designed for a coastal site in Itapema, Brazil. The building rises 19 floors to a height of 65 meters and contains 39 seasonal apartments within 6,919.19 square meters of built area. The structure is made of reinforced concrete, while the facade combines parametric panels with high technology frames and finishes. A triangular plan creates a prismatic volume that appears to change when seen from different angles. Flexible unit layouts allow each resident to adapt the interior space to personal needs.

About Rodrigo Kirck Rebelo

I am a restless architect and urban planner, always in search of new challenges. In this search for challenges, I try to challenge everything that is obvious and collective, I always work with other professionals, because I believe that creating new solutions are fundamental in processes with other people. My main achievement was to be awarded internationally with a project reusing conteiners, showing that even working in a city in the interior of my country, it is possible to do different and contribute to the production of design and architecture.

Award Record

This recognition makes Rodrigo Kirck Rebelo a winner of 5 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2021 - 2022 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Architecture, Building and Structure Design Award

The A' Architecture Design Award is an international architectural design competition recognizing good architectural designs by best architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to architectural design studios, building contractors, structural engineering firms and architecture and design consultants from all countries. Typical entries include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. The awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/138475
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/138475
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!138475
Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/225222
Further Information from the Laureate: http://url.gratis/Y3F7r8

Media Contact

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Atma Apartment Building
Function: Apartment Building
Category: Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Discipline: Spatial Design
Industry: Architecture
Colors: Dark Gray, Light Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Olive Green and Dark Slate Gray
Images: 5
Client: Itapema Empreendimentos

The Recognition

Laureate: Rodrigo Kirck Rebelo
Country: Brazil
Recognition: A' Design Award
Edition: 2021 - 2022
Design ID: #138475

Credits

Team: Rodrigo Kirck, Katarine Schmitt and Alexandre Henrique Rodrigues

Design Details

Unique Properties: On the iconic facade, parametric modulation brings the design in constant motion. This parametric facade reflects the design concept aimed at the new generation. This was the conceptual beginning for the development of the project. The result is an ever changing building where people will always see a different design, thus creating a landmark for the city and for pedestrians, a new icon.
Inspiration: This project was inspired by the parametric composition of panels that make up the facades, in a prismatic project, with a triangular shaped plant, in a complex shape for a residential building.
Research: The design research focuses on the use of parameterization technology on the facades, with the aim of transforming the relationship of a residential building into a visual landmark on the beach that will be built. Data collection was carried out through the search for images of similar projects and monolithic design, presenting as a real result in business and society, the direct relationship of users and pedestrians, in and around them, as an icon.
Challenge: The research has always been based on contemporary design, where the user is part of the process, even after the construction of the building. We seek in the conceptual bases of the participative design, the premises for the creation of this project, allied in the technological bases and the thought of the relationship of this project with the future.
Realization and Technology: Basically, Atma is based on the use of reinforced concrete throughout its structure, in contrast to the high technology of the parametric panels on the facade. We bring in this project the high technology of the frames and facade finishes as elements of formal appeal.
Operation and Interaction: Atma allows the user to have apartments in a young and modern condominium, close to the sea, with the characteristics of intelligent units plants that allow changes, according to the needs of each resident.
Project Duration and Location: The project started in january 2021 in Itajai and was completed in December 2021 in Itajai, and construction began in January 2022 in the city of Itapema SC, Brazil, with the schedule for completion of the work for November 2024.
Specifications: Atma is a project for the construction of apartments for the season, totaling 39 units, 19 floors, 65 meters high and 6.919,19 m2 of built area.
Keywords: Monolithic, Parametric, Innovation, Concrete structure, Sculpture, Icon, Urban Reference