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Otto Uno Residential Building and Social Housing by Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara Receives the Bronze A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara 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/ Otto Uno Residential Building and Social Housing by Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara, designed for Guevara Ottonello Architects, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Otto Uno Residential Building and Social Housing
Otto Uno is a social housing residential building in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The building has eight storeys, with 36 apartments on six floors, a ground floor with a lobby and parking, and a rooftop terrace. One, two and three bedroom apartments are offered, and each one has a private green area with geometric pots holding native plants and trees. The facades are made of floor to ceiling glazing, black aluminium and wood. The rooftop terrace is designed like a town square, with a swimming pool, a lounge area, a fitness centre and vegetable gardens.
About Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara
Natalia Ottonello is the co-founder and Director of the Design Department at Guevara Ottonello Architects, a multidisciplinary studio specializing in diverse sectors such as hospitality, residential, commercial, and educational design. The studio has been recognized with several international awards in countries including the UK, the United States, France, Italy, and Germany for its innovative approach to architectural design With a Master's degree in Neuroscience Applied to Architectural Design, Natalia is dedicated to creating spaces that enhance well-being.
Award Record
With this recognition, Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2020 - 2021 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/138476
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/138476
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!138476
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/284459
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.guevaraottonello.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Otto Uno Residential Building and Social Housing
- Function
- Residential Building and Social Housing
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Light Gray, Gray, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Olive Green and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Guevara Ottonello Architects
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara
- Country
- Uruguay
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #138476
Credits
- Team
- Natalia Ottonello and Ian Guevara
- Image Credits
- #1 Nacho Correa Belino #2 Nacho Correa Belino #3 Camila Guevara #4 Camila Guevara #5 Nacho Correa Belino
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Otto Uno is a social housing residential building project, located in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The main objective when designing Otto Uno was to improve the city and its architectural aesthetics while creating an affordable and sustainable Social Housing Building, committed both to the environment and the society. To create, with a contemporary architectural design, 36 Social Housing units, that could be at the same time functional, sustainable, and affordable. To create a project that could enrich the city, improving the quality of life of its residents.
- Inspiration
- The main inspirational concept that has influenced the design of Otto Uno is the concept of biophilia. Nature was the main source of inspiration for the design. Sustainability is a major aspect of the project, and the studio aimed to create a biophilic architectural design, where greenery is an essential part of the project, and an element that defines Otto Uno ́s identity. The objective was that Otto Uno, with its Biophilic Design, could provide a wealth of benefits for the building occupants and the urban environment, through improving connection to nature.
- Research
- As Otto Uno is a Social Housing building, a main research concerned the Uruguayan social program of affordable housing, and the analysis of the best options to create an affordable, efficient building that could be part of the social program developed in the country. On the other hand, as sustainability is a major aspect of the project, another main research concerned the study of the site, the climate, and the analysis of the specific best options to obtain an energy-efficient building, and to incorporate native plants and trees that could improve biodiversity and residents well-being
- Challenge
- The main challenge was the creation of a Social Housing building with a contemporary architectural aesthetic and a Biophilic Design, with both an environment and social commitment. The design aims to develop units that could be able to define new standards for the sector, improving, with a good design, the quality of life of the residents of social housing buildings. Otto Uno's design, which connects humans, architecture, nature, and the city, proposes a new design paradigm, in which vegetation and living nature must be considered constituent elements of architectural language.
- Realization and Technology
- Otto Uno’s architecture is defined on the one hand by the simplicity and elegance of glazing, black aluminium and wood, and on the other hand, by the biophilic design and the connection with nature. There are two elements that most define Otto Uno's architecture: Glass and Greenery. Glass is an important part of the essence of the building, as the whole facades have been designed with floor to ceiling glazing. And greenery is the element that defines Otto Uno ́s identity. The building has a very simple and pure shape, where light and transparency are main concepts of the design
- Operation and Interaction
- The design of the building aims to facilitate an urban and sustainable way of living, The rationality and the efficiency of the floor plans, were essential to fulfill the requirements of functionality and affordability. Residents interaction is encouraged with social spaces. The creation of the roof top terrace, which has been designed like a town square, has the mission of encouraging residents to socialize. It was created as a dynamic space, that allows a wide diversity of activities and ways of enjoying nature and social activities.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in December 2020 and is under construction. It will be completed in November 2022, becoming the first sustainable Social Housing building in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
- Specifications
- Featuring 36 apartments, Otto Uno is an eight-storey condominium building, with six floors of apartments, a ground floor that houses a lobby and parking area, and a rooftop terrace that hosts a variety of amenities. The development includes one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, and they all have their own green area, with geometrical pots that house native plants and trees. In the rooftop terrace residents can enjoy nature, as well as several amenities, such as a swimming pool with a solarium, a recreation lounge area, a fitness centre and several vegetable gardens.
- Keywords
- residential, housing, social housing, Punta del Este
