Press Release
Alberto Torres Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Arte Residence Residential Building in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Alberto Torres acknowledged 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 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category for Arte Residence Residential Building by Alberto Torres, designed for Design Incorporadora. The result belongs to 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.
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.
More About Arte Residence Residential Building
Arte Residence is a residential building located on Torres beach, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the south of Brazil. The building has twenty floors, with two apartments per floor. Each apartment offers 200 square meters of private area, three suites and large social areas. The volume is a vertical monolith with horizontal planes arranged in half levels, where large balconies face the sea. Exposed concrete, wood and ceramic tiles form the finishes. The building also includes energy efficiency, careful water use, and thermal and acoustic comfort.
Award Record
Alberto Torres is a winner of 5 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2017 - 2018 to 2021 - 2022 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. 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/129716
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/129716
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!129716
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/171750
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/39zBDDo
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Arte Residence Residential Building
- Function
- Residential Building
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Cornflower Blue, Dark Slate Gray, Light Steel Blue, Black and Dim Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Design Incorporadora
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Alberto Torres
- Country
- Brazil
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #129716
Credits
- Team
- Torres architects + Design Incorporadora
- Image Credits
- Vista Imagens
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- In terms of volume, the structure consists in a large vertical monolith with an expressive set of horizontal planes, arranged in half levels, where large balconies facing the sea are located. The architecture is serene, where the materiality of exposed concrete and wood show its authenticity.
- Inspiration
- The idea was to make a product that catered to the building's target audience. People who are open to new proposals, who value social interaction, are constantly seeking innovation and the value of design in all the products they consume.
- Research
- The building reflects a sober and contemporary architecture. The choice for a differentiated residential product has been a conviction of the developer and the architectural firm since its earliest studies. Surprise and daring in every detail, a custom product with originality, was the premise of this project.
- Challenge
- The challenge of this project was to make a building that exploited its constructive potential to the full with architectural quality and that was not an obvious product to be launched: all the alternatives, to a greater or lesser degree, presented risks and opportunities. This configuration created a vital challenge to be overcome to differentiate itself from the existing market and the products offered by other companies.
- Realization and Technology
- In this building, we value the quality and authenticity of the products and finishes. For this purpose, exposed concrete, wood and ceramic tiles were used.
- Operation and Interaction
- The best result and performance are based on the idea of reducing environmental impacts, and the building has some solutions like Energy efficiency, conscientious consumption of water, thermo acoustic confort, correct disposal and recycling.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project is located on Torres beach, a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in the extreme south of Brazil. The project is currently under construction.
- Specifications
- The development is a residential building with twenty floors, with two apartments per floor. Totaling 200.00 square meters of private area in each apartment, all with three suites and large social areas. The total area of the Development is 9,936.38 square meters.
- Keywords
- Arte Residence, Arte, Torres Arquitetos, Design Incorporadora
