The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza

The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza

Laurent Troost Architectures

The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba
The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba

PHOTOGRAPHS
Maíra Acayaba

CONSULTANTS
Eng. Harlen Santos

ARQUITETO RESPONSÁVE
Laurent Troost

MANUFACTURERS
Alcoa, Deca, Tigre

ENGINEERING
Thais Nina

LANDSCAPING
Laurent Troost, Hana Eto Gall

AREA
11183 ft²

PROJECT TEAM
Laurent Troost, Diogo Lazari,raquel Brasil Dos Reis

CATEGORY
Villa

LOCATION
São Jorge, Brazil

YEAR
2019

The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba

Text description provided by architect.

The Manga – Vila Santa Thereza housing building has just been selected by the IAB (Brazilian Architects Institute) as one of the 20 projects to represent Brazil at the international phase of the 3rd Oscar Niemeyer Prize for Latin American Architecture. 

The exhibition and the award ceremony will take place at the Quito Architecture Bienial (BAQ) in November.

The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba
The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba

Instead of the 18 studios initially requested by our client, the Manga – Vila Santa Thereza Building is a 12 apartments building of different types, 3 studios, 3 1-bedroom apartments, 3 2-bedrooms apartments and 3 3-bedrooms apartments.

This change in briefing pleased the client who had a lower investment and a higher return.

The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba
The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba
The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba

But the most important gain was for the city with this venture that values ​​social mix: students and singles inhabit with young couples and families.

The East-West orientation of the 12x49m plot allowed for a longitudinal use that favors a building with less exposure to the rising sun and the setting sun.

The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba
The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba

Creating 2 blocks of 2 apartments per floor was a decision based on 3 factors: - Respect for the typologies of the neighborhood that value a courtyard with trees, - The importance of the void as an element of thermal insulation, because, thanks to the East implantation -West, a block shadows another when the sun is in its most horizontal position, and - Respect for the pre-existence of a large mango-tree that, unfortunately, could not withstand the inconvenience of the work. The void has its value and a mango-tree has been re-planted.

On the façades most exposed to the sun (East and West) a metal grid was installed that filters the light and the views, creating a yellowish “halo” in line with the mango tree that originated the project concept.

The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba
The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba

These metal grades also reduce the solar incidence in order to reduce the need for cooling the apartments.

These passive sustainability characteristics of the building allow the demand for energy consumption of each housing unit to be well below the local average. The common areas have their light produced by photovoltaic panels installed on the roofs.Taking into account the origin of the prevailing winds in the region, the reduced width of the blocks as well as the design of the openings in each facade were planned to guarantee cross ventilation in all spaces. 

The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba
The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba
The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba

The typology proposes a kitchen / laundry area integrated with the living / dining area for all apartment models allowing greater interaction between users.

Because it is located in one of the higher point of the city, and because it has floor-to-ceiling windows, all apartments have views of the street and the nearby neighborhood, but also of the distant Rio Negro, symbol of the Amazon.

In short, the Vila Santa Thereza building tries to present conditions of passive sustainability and identical spatial qualities for all units in order to achieve social equality.

The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba


The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba
The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Maíra Acayaba


The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Diagram - Sustainability
The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Diagram - Ventilation
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Diagram - Isolation
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Diagram


The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Ground Floor Plan
The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Roof Plan


The Manga, Vila Santa Thereza
Elevation