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Enrique Leal Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for House of Tubes Residential in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Enrique Leal honored for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that House of Tubes Residential by Enrique Leal has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 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.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding House of Tubes Residential
The project is the fusion of two buildings, an abandoned one from the 70's with the building from the current era and the element that was designed to unite them is the pool. It is a project that has two main uses, the 1st as a residence for a family of 5 members, the 2nd as an art museum, with wide areas and high walls to receive more than 300 people. The design copies the back mountain shape, the city's iconic mountain. Only 3 finishes with light tones are used in the project to make the spaces shine through the natural light that is projected on the walls, floors and ceilings.
About Enrique Leal
Enrique Leal is a mexican architect born in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. His creative studio is characterized by his own philosophy; to mark lives, and leave a mark on the city with his architectural work. His style is characterized by simple shapes, the unique use of white and natural light, as well as a few natural finishes. Each project he carries out must go through a different creative process based on concepts to achieve broadening beyond design. His principle motto is “the difference of ordinary and extraordinary is the little extra”
Award Record
With this recognition, Enrique Leal is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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. The competition 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. Entries typically include skyscrapers, museums, residential buildings, commercial complexes, educational institutions and religious structures. Awarded architectural projects are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/architecture
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/108579
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/108579
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!108579
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/282058
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.stato.mx
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Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- House of Tubes Residential
- Function
- Residential
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Dark Olive Green, Light Gray, Dark Green, Dark Slate Gray and Cornflower Blue
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Enrique Leal
- Country
- Mexico
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #108579
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographer Jorge Taboada, House of Tubes, 2020
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- In the project is the fusion of two buildings, an abandoned building from the 70's with the building from the current era and the element that was designed to unite them is the pool. It is a project that has two main uses, the first as a residence for a family of 5 members, the second as an art museum, with wide areas and high walls to receive more than 300 people. The design copies the shape of Cerro de la Silla, the city's iconic mountain. Only 3 finishes with light tones are used in the project to make the spaces shine through the natural light that is projected on the walls, floors and ceilings.
- Inspiration
- The peaks of the Mount Silla with the peaks of the top of the old structure, were critical to decide to angle the higher volume of the new residence to create a dialogue, seeking unity between these three elements. The use of water as the link uniting different timelines, concepts, uses, and histories. The pool as the unifying element, the water as the new soul of the house, the cylinder as a container representing the old holding the new.
- Research
- Sustainability and energy efficiency were the goals of this project. Led lighting and a Double-layer drywall system as insulation optimize the A/C system (28 SEER) and energy consumption. it was built with steel-based structure, a material totally and indefinitely recyclable. Using artificial grass reduces water consumption. Solar Panels cover 80% of the energy needed to power the residence. Solar boilers to avoid the use of electricity or gas to heat water. Rainwater harvesting with dedicated containers.
- Challenge
- This project seeks to find the balance between the preexisting and the new. Demolishing the house was the first impulse that made sense in face of the challenge. Rescuing the structure, and integrating the necessities, lead the architect to a point where the analysis became challenging and insinuating. The best dialogue we could have was contrast based in lines. The architect sought a dialogue between lines of opposite characters, to unify two architectural concepts. Because of this, rethinking the necessities of the client in a space without previous construction was the wisest thing to do.
- Realization and Technology
- The house is composed of steel structure and block filled walls and inside durock with fiberglass insulation. In this project the architect wanted to minimize the finishes to be used, three main finishes which are travertine marble, oak wood in a natural color, white paint finish on some walls and ceiling lights, and glass.
- Operation and Interaction
- Design a project with ample spaces; interiors and exteriors, that when integrated with the original project, would form a communion with the views of the surrounding landscape. The layout and concept needed to resemble a museum, with multi-purpose spaces. A clean and sober aesthetic, allowing it to be used for exhibitions, reunions, workshops and other activities, pertinent to the different disciplines the family members practice. In the same way, it needed to offer privacy in between the different areas.
- Project Duration and Location
- The property is located within the Guadalupe municipality, which is a part of the Metropolitan area of Monterrey, Mexico. Located in Cerro de la Silla, which is one of the most emblematic mountains in the city, and in Mexico. Started in November 2017 in Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and finished in November 2019.
- Specifications
- Site area 2,283.29 m2- Area of building 1,153.20 m2
- Keywords
- House of Tubes, Old Building, Tubes, Minimalist, Concept Design, Architecture
