Bronze Architecture, Building and Structure Design · 2022
Sant Andrea Residential Bulding
- A' Design Award 2022 Bronze Winner in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
- CLIENT: Exacta Engenharia
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 12,744
- Verification code BBEFD9B46D · Verify this award
About Sant Andrea Residential Bulding
Sant Andrea is a residential building located in Caxias do Sul, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. The building has sixteen floors, with one apartment per floor. Each apartment offers 200 square meters of private area and three suites. The form is a tall vertical volume marked by vertical and horizontal lines. Balconies with exposed concrete slabs and wooden brise soleil panels give the facade a sense of movement. The entrance is marked by a large wooden volume that extends toward the street. Ceramic tiles are also used on the facades.
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- Unique Properties
- Volumetrically, the structure is constituted of an ample vertical monolith marked by your vertical and horizontal lines. The balconies with apparent concrete slabs and wood brises make the facade unique, bringing the ideia of movement to the building. The Acess is marked by a big wood volume that moves towards the street and welcomes the residents
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The development consists of a residential building with 16 floors, one apartment per floor. Totaling 200.00 square meters of private area in each apartment, all with three suites. Social area with more than 70.00 square meters consisting of an entrance hall, a large living room, gourmet space and balcony. Site area are 720,00 square meters and the Gross Area: 4.940,00 square meters.
- Tags
- Sant Andrea, Sant, Andrea, Torres Arquitetos, Exacta Engenharia
- Production Technology
- In this building we cherish the quality of products and finishes. For that, ceramic tiles, apparent concrete and wood brises were used in the facades.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge of this project was make a building that was no obvious product to be launched: all alternatives, to a greater or lesser degree, presented risks and opportunities. This configuration created a vital challenge to be overcome to distinguish itself from the existing market and the products offered by other companies.
- Project Duration
- The project it is located in Caxias do Sul, a town in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, in the extreme south of Brazil. The project is currently under construction.
- Operation Flow
- The better result and perform pass by the idea of reduce the environmental impacts, and the building count with some solutions: Energy efficiency, conscious consuption of water, termoacustic confort, discharge correct and recycling, photovoltaic panels, eletric car charger.
- 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.
- Inspiration
- The idea was to make a product that would serve the target audience of the building. People who open themselves to new proposals that value social interaction, are constantly seeking innovation and design value in all the products they consume.