Connected Home
Architecture: Estudio Guto Requena + PAX Arquitetura
Interior design: Estudio Guto Requena
In an environment where civil construction is one major contributors to carbon footprints it becomes a necessity to invest in new ways of designing and building.
The Connected Home is a collaborative digital fabrication project developed for an architectural exhibition in Brazil focused on residential projects. It seeks to disseminate a sustainable construction method through a global collaboration platform, the wikihouse. From the availability of the construction system, it is possible to develop a variety of forms, adaptable to different project demands. A house connected with new technologies, built from naval pine plywood sheets, manufactured on a CNC machine, and assembled only by fittings. There are three axes of porticos articulated by a connector module covering walls and ceiling with prefabricated wooden boards.
A clean, waste-free, organized and efficient work site. The external structure (ports and wooden boards) which occupies an area of 100 m² was assembled in just 10 days. While traditional concrete constructions emit 1 ton of CO2 into the atmosphere for every ton of concrete, wooden construction sequesters carbon dioxide in the same proportion.
The external structure is covered with waterproofed vegetable fiber tiles, a type of light covering, made from recycled paper. Inside the House, the wooden panels are the finishing, bringing comfort and elegance. They are the setting for the mix of Brazilian design furniture and works of art selected by Guto Requena, from the rich collection of Galeria Nara Roesler.
The interior space consists of a living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, two balconies and LG showroom. All materials and finishes were designed to generate a minimum of non-recyclable waste. The choice of wood, original furniture and light finishes provides a warm, inviting and introspective environment.
The curatorship of furniture and objects by Guto Requena seeks to present ascendant names of Brazilian design, added to classics, such as Jorge Zalszupin by Etel Design, Pax.Arq, Studio Rain by Breton, Daniel Jorge, Karol Suguikawa, Humberto da Mata, Lucas Neves, Marcelo Ligieri, Inês Schertel, Alva Design and Maria Cândida Machado (Dpot). Among the furniture, part of the products is designed by Estudio Guto Requena, such as the Alma Lamp, the Nóize chair, the Delírios armchair, vases Once Upon a Time and the Love Project. In addition to the launch of the new pieces as Buffet Attraction, Dreaming Bed and Heartwall, both digitally designed through parametric programming and manufactured in CNC, in a similar language to the structure concept of the house.Design, art and technology integrated to build a Connected Home. A possible alternative for a sustainable future.
Architecture Project: Estudio Guto Requena + PAX Arquitetura
Interior Design: Estudio Guto Requena
Structural Calculation: Carpinteria Estrutura
Lighting Design: Foco Luz e Desenho
Landscape Design: Monica Costa
Architecture Manufacturing: ZERO MÁQUINA
Assembly: Crosslam Brasil
Civil Construction: Lock Engenharia
Partners:
Architecture: Unibox, Guardian Glass, Vidros Quitaúna, Braston, Valdeir de Pina, MAC Design São Paulo, INSIDE FILMS
Interiors: By Kamy, Tintas Coral - ref. Presença Feminina, Cosentino, Rocamar Villaverde, Deca, Lumini, Bertolucci Iluminação, AlarmBR, Evviva
Furniture and Decoration: Breton, +55 Design, Etel Design, Humberto da Mata, Arbol Arts, Bunker Design, Dpot Brasil, Novo Ambiente, Duratex, City Design, Mac Design SP, VASAP, Dpot Objetos, Inês Schertel, Alva Design, É pedra Atêlier, Vasos Markaar, Codex Home, Confortomax, Arte e Leitura, Flávia Aranha, Flô Atelier Botânico, Noda Cozinha, Roberto Rebaudengo (Lido Amici di Amici), Do Barro Atêlier, Estudio Guto Requena, PAX Arquitetura
Works of Art: Galeria Nara Roesler e Estudio Guto Requena
Photos: Fran Parente
Mini-Doc: Pedro Urizzi
Time lapse: Jugular Filmes
