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• Architects: Terra e Tuma
• Location: Lapa, São Paulo, Brazil
• Authors: Danilo Terra, Pedro Tuma, Fernanda Sakano
• Structure: Megalos Engenharia
• Landscape: Gabriella Ornaghi Arquitetura da Paisagem
• Area: 170.0 sqm
• Project Year: 2015
• Photographs: Nelson Kon

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This house represents a very common situation in São Paulo, a long and narrow ground [5.6×30.0m], with only the front elevation free of interference of the buildings around it.

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The challenge increased from the moment that we had to meet an extensive program for this area, which led us to maximum occupancy allowed, 170m2.

Plan

Plan

With the value of land ever higher, reaching a solution that meets twice the ideal area for small plots like this has been our work and of many other architects who seek to propose good projects for its clients, for themselves and for the city.

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Considering the inevitable verticalization of its neighbors, all of them glued at the boundaries, the first step was to reverse the facades, think the project “inside out”, as it will take out a glove.

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So when we brought the frames inside, we could use them to exhaustion, making it extremely open interior, as opposed to the fully enclosed outer perimeter. Then we positioned two inner courtyards, but functioning as the outside areas ofthe house. And they, like with other office projects, organize everything. In addition to providing necessary light and ventilation for health and spatial quality, articulate the rooms.

Section

Section

Another unexpected decision for the client was the positioning of the bedrooms at the ground floor, usually used for the social areas, and so we ascend the “ground” to the upper floor.

This decision given for intimate floor, the bedrooms, greater privacy and silence.

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For social pavement provided integration with the roof slab, used as a recreational area, and so therefore, not occurring the interruption by the intimate floor. It also has become the social areas better lit and ventilated. At the request of the client one of the courtyards became a water mirror, and with it, another important factor was the simultaneous design of the landscaping project.

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In this way it was possible to provide appropriate structure to receive both a large tree on the top deck, at the outdoor terrace adjoining the room, as the slabto bear the weight of the trays with plants that fall on the water mirror.
Again scarce resources, but a lot of commitment to propose ways to follow that become the critical thinking in a viable work.

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With its overblown rental market and the rising costs of tertiary education, London is turning from a city that welcomed creative individuals to one that locks them out. Tomaso Boano and Jonas Prišmontas believe that “creativity should not be linked to social status,” and the way to counter this is through the creation of affordable spaces. As a response, they have created the “Minima Moralia”; a compact, modular steel frame assembly with infinite possibilities for customization.

Boano and Prišmontas envision the Minima Moralia as a type of “urban acupuncture” which infills misused open spaces with active and well-designed structures. In doing so, it bridges the gap between private and public spaces and furthers the investigation into live/work typologies. The designers are interested on how these spaces might pop up in clusters, forming new creative communities throughout London.

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Several Minima Moralia prototypes were constructed and displayed throughout the London Festival of Architecture, each occupied by a different field of creativity. An architect, a carpenter, and fashion designer all used the space differently, with the tight confines allowing them to bring only what was absolutely necessary to their craft.

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Whilst this acted to show the different ways in which the cellular pop-ups could be staged, it also gave visitors a window into the different workspaces, which Boano and Prišmontas believed would give the chance to reveal “the secrets of their craft.”

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These ‘revelations’ occur through a series of openings such as a movable canopy, a movable window, and a fixed skylight. The folded openings lift to reveal the internal space, allowing visitors to “take a peek,” whereas the skylight provides illumination during the day and a portal to the stars above at night.

The Minima Moralia pop-ups were displayed at Dalston Roof Park in London throughout June, acting as event spaces to support the local community of artists. For more pictures of the installation, check out the gallery below.

For more information, check out the Minima Moralia Website and the London Festival of Architecture Program.

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Architecture firm Broadway Malyan has been appointed by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to design its new $100 million cruise terminal in Miami. As the “gateway to Miami,” the project will be the firm’s first major design in North America and will service the largest cruise ships in the world, aiming to become a new icon on the waterfront.

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Nicknamed the “Crown of Miami,” the Terminal has been designed to reflect the shape of a crown when viewed from the water, the “M” of “Miami” when viewed from the east or west, and “waves rising or ships passing” when viewed side-on.

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Additionally, the design incorporates sustainability elements such as an energy-efficient window glazing, rainwater collection, and recycling, which will be used for cooling, toilet flushing, and irrigation. Efficient building materials like a prefabricated frame and prefabricated flooring panels mean that the building can be constructed quickly. 

Overall, the Terminal is designed to enhance the arrival experience for passengers extending along the waterfront to maximize views of docking ships. Furthermore, the sides of the building are angled to reflect the water providing the terminal’s unique shape, which echoes the Royal Caribbean brand.

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Construction of Terminal is planned to begin in 2017, and the project is expected to be operational by the end of 2018.

Learn more about the project here.

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