Cadas Arquitetura

House Alpha A1

HOUSE ALPHA A1

Arquitetura Viva

House Alpha A1
©  Marcus Camargo

ARCHITECTS
Arquitetura Viva

PLUMBING PROJECT
Gerson Lisita

HYDRAULIC
Gerson Lisita

PHOTOGRAPHS
Marcus Camargo, Luan Kesley

MANUFACTURERS 
Forbo Flooring Systems, Arquitetura Viva, Jbc Vidros

INTERIOR DESIGN 
Arquitetura Viva

LANDSCAPING PROJECT
Arquitetura Viva

STRUCTURE PROJECT
Dalton Souza E Silva

LIGHTING PROJECT 
Geovana Moretson

AUTHOR
Luana Lousa

FOUNDATION PROJECT
Dalton Souza E Silva

HYDRAULIC/PLUMBING PROJECT 
Gerson Lisita

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS PROJECT 
Orlando Lisita

CATAGORY
Houses, Extension

YEAR
2012

LOCATION 
Brazil

Text description provided by the architects.

More than a residence, this project is a laboratory, office, and generator of knowledge and permaculture and bioarchitecture practices. Several tests and ecotechnologies are constantly implanted in this house-school. In the first floor is developed the social part of the house.

House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo
House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo

The living room has double ceiling height and zenithal lighting in order to improve the thermal and luminous comfort. This room is directly connected to the balcony, which closes with mineralized wood brises, giving access to the deck and the pool. On the lower floor are the service environments: offices, toy library, and garages.

In this project, the sustainability potential has been explored in order to promote a living, healthy and permacultural architecture. In the almost two thousand square meters of land, functional and edible landscaping has been implanted, irrigated by reused water.

House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo
House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo

On green roofs, irrigation is done with rainwater coming from the reserve tank. The blackwater is treated through a “banana cesspool” system, which creates local microclimate through the banana leaves evapotranspiration.

In the wall seals and internal walls was used adobe masonry (raw earth bricks measuring 20x20x40cm), which guarantees excellent thermal and acoustic insulation, in addition to being a highly biocompatible material.

House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo
House Alpha A1
© Luan Kesley

Quarry scrap stones were also used and all the wood of portals, doors, and furniture are demolition timbers and these pieces were created by the architect Luana Lousa at the office joinery, Movelaria Viva.

In this project were made sun and wind studies, which summarize the passive lighting and ventilation systems. There is also the use of photovoltaic panels and solar water heating, guaranteeing great energy savings.

House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo


House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo
House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo
House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo


House Alpha A1
© Luan Kesley
House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo
House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo
House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo
House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo


House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo
House Alpha A1
©L uan Kesley
House Alpha A1
© Luan Kesley
House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo
House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo
House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo


House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo
House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo
House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo
House Alpha A1
© Marcus Camargo


House Alpha A1
Lower Floor Plan
House Alpha A1
Upper Floor Plan
House Alpha A1
Details


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