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Architecture in the Fourth Dimension: Methods and Practices for a Sustainable Building Stock17th International Conference on Open BuildingBoston, Mass., USA : November 15-17, 2011
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Bairro Maria dos Anjos AmaralLagoaSão Miguel Island, Azores archipelago, PortugalUnder construction 2011 - (...)Lagoa Municipality (project phase), final owner (construction phase)ab.projectos (structural, acustic, water supply and drenage, fire safety, gas supply)Megavar (electricity and telecomunications), André Câmara (thermal behavior)2 bedroom typology 90 sq.M. / 3 bedroom typology 102 sq.M. / 4 bedroom typology 116 sq.M.170 sq.M. individual house site / 2957 sq.M. total site
ana ferreira . luís leite . arquitectosPraça D. Filipa de Lencastre, 22, sala 72 Porto, Portugalwww.ferreira-leite.com
Ana Ferreira (1978) and Luís Leite (1978) started working together in 2004. Both have previously studied architecture at the Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto and obtained their diploma in 2003 and 2002 respectively. Ana Ferreira also collaborates at Adriano Pimenta Arquitectos and at Adriano Pimenta + Eduardo Souto Moura partnership.Luís Leite has a master degree in Building rehabilitation (2008) by the Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto,where he is presently a Ph.D. student and a researcher at Gequaltec (a building construction interdisciplinary research group).Ana Ferreira and Luís Leite practice is oriented for client individuality and project program singularity. They firmly belief thatthe limitations and constrains of a project are the creative driving force for a successful accomplishment. Following this notion, sustainability is regarded as the only way to design in the contemporary world.The current work ranges from the object scale to small and medium size projects (building and urban) and emerges from interdisciplinary dialogue and attention to craft, searching for an effective design that aggregates performance and budgetin an emotional and engaging built environment.
The project consists in 17 single-family row houses, based on the Portuguese social housing legislation. The site plan was already pre-defined. Proposed house volumes follow the street pronounced slope.
Base building is the initial typology that can later be upgraded (typology upgrades are provided in the initial project). The upgrade was conceived in a way that maintains the initial street façade profile.
The project starts with 3 “2 bedroom” and 14 “3 bdrm typologies” that can“grow” into a “4 bdrm typology”. The terrace roof finishing, insulation and door window frame can be reused in the 3 to 4 bdrm typology upgrade.
Regarding interior design, owners can decide finishes and if they want an open, closed or semi-open relation of the staircase and living-room. Kitchen modules can form an “L” or “U” shape.
All spaces have natural ventilation and daylight. Solar protection is ensured by exterior sliding shutters. Due to climate and wall insulation there is no need for space heating. Most DHW needs are covered by solar thermal collectors.
As the houses are self-built, they comprise common low technology that consists in solar collectors for DWH, natural ventilation and manual solar andoverheating control, which are user-friendly systems.
Self-built houses, Azores
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2 bedroom typology
3 bedroom typology
4 bedroom typology 0 5m2 bedroom typology 3 bedroom typology 4 bedroom typology
0 25m
street section
site plan