Press Release
Francisco Eduardo Sa and Felipe Savassi Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Zen Mood House in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
Francisco Eduardo Sa and Felipe Savassi of Felipe Savassi Modular Studio recognized for architecture, building and structure design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Zen Mood House by Francisco Eduardo Sa and Felipe Savassi of Felipe Savassi Modular Studio has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Architecture, Building and Structure Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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 Zen Mood House
Zen Mood is a conceptual project centered in 3 key drivers: Minimalism, adaptability, and aesthetics. Individual segments are attached creating a variety of shapes and uses: homes, offices or showrooms can be generated making use of two formats. Each module has been designed with 3.20 x 6.00m arranged in 19m² within 01 or 02 floors. The transportation is mainly made by trucks, also it can be delivered and installed in just one day. It is a unique, contemporary design that creates simple, lively and creative spaces made possible through a clean and industrialized constructive method.
About Francisco Eduardo Sa and Felipe Savassi
Felipe is an architect specializing in the construction and management of sustainable buildings. Also a member of Green Building Council Brasil, worked for ten years in the state of Minas Gerais. After living abroad, Florianópolis was where he first had contact with the modular architecture and saw the possibility to apply his work expertise and philosophy. Francisco, first graduated as an industrial designer, felt the need to work in bigger scale projects. After working at the Urban Design City Company of Rio de Janeiro, the architect moved to Florianópolis to combine his skills from small details to complex system.
About Felipe Savassi Modular Studio
Architecture studio located in the city of Florianópolis (Brazil) committed to modular and sustainable practices with projects in progress all over the country. The studio is led by the architect Felipe Savassi, specialized in architecture, construction
Award Record
With this recognition, Francisco Eduardo Sa and Felipe Savassi of Felipe Savassi Modular Studio 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/89486
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/89486
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!89486
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/254214
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.felipesavassi.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Zen Mood House
- Function
- House
- Category
- Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture
- Colors
- Sky Blue, Black, Dim Gray, Gray and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Francisco Eduardo Sa and Felipe Savassi
- Country
- Brazil
- Brand
- Felipe Savassi Modular Studio
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #89486
Credits
- Team
- Francisco Eduardo Sá and Felipe Savassi
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Zen Mood is a flexible modular concept project. Its parts are easy to transport and its structure is fast to assemble. It can be installed in one day and can be offered in two formats creating many possibilities. It is a contemporary design that creates lively, unique and creative spaces. Sustainability is shown in the project through the constructive, clean and industrialized method. This project is about making architecture as a product design
- Inspiration
- Our inspiration came from the concept of modular minimalist houses like Wikkel House. The clean and sophisticated design and the minimalist concept is present in the shapes and in the materials that make up the project - metallic elements, wood, glass - of neutral colors, that relate well to the surrounding landscape, not overlapping but still configuring as a new composer element of it.
- Research
- Felipe Savassi Modular Studio has a good know-how working on modular constructions. Francisco Eduardo, as an independent architect, worked on innovative projects that sough to explore new designs and construction technologies. After working together in a project using containers as main structure, the knowledge and previous experience helped them designing the Zen Mood.
- Challenge
- The main challenge was a house that could fit in parts as a truck load. Based on its dimensions, the house was split in four modules. Each has its own structure frame at the same time it should be assemble with the other modules. The floor plan layout had to be designed in other to be divided according to the structure.
- Realization and Technology
- Steel frame structure with exterior finishing of ACM panels, interior finishing of plywood and core of thermoacoustic insulation.
- Operation and Interaction
- Designed for Felipe Savassi Modular Studio established in Florianópolis/SC, Brazil.
- Project Duration and Location
- Florianópolis/SC, Brazil
- Specifications
- Modules of 3,20 X 6,00 each.
- Keywords
- modular, house, home, architecture, felipesavassi, franciscoeduardosa
