LUZ TERRACE HOUSING

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LUZ TERRACE HOUSING

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Type

Residential › Multi Unit Housing

SIZE

500,000 sqft - 1,000,000 sqft

The following project
was developed in Luz district, next to the historic center of São Paulo,
Brazil. In the past years, the area has been through lots of urban issues,
devaluation and rather difficult housing conditions. The project discusses an alternative
approach of occupation for this area in the process of transformation. It
proposes an innovative typology of building for the site, rather grounded to
collective needs than economical interests, and developing the flexibility of unit’s layouts that can be suitable for
a wide range of social classes.
The building shape
creates two distinct volumes separated by a semi-collective patio. The volume closer
to the street has commercial units at the ground level and housing units on the
upper floors. The other one is filled by various typologies of apartments and
hosts the communal facilities next to the main entrance. As they are dislocated
in several parts, the volumes define external corridors distributing the units
and creating spaces of social interactions. Green-roofs were strategically incorporated
to reduce the urban heat, as well as providing a visual relief to the
inhabitants.
Apartments are organized from a basic module (modulo
básico) of 48 m2. Sanitary spaces and technical facilities are
pre-established as the arrangement of the module is set by an open space that
can be adapted to the user needs (multiple layouts available).
Also, 3 different types of units are
defined through the addition of modules to the primary set-up. They range from
a single to a triple size unit of 146 m2 settled on two floors. Some
compositions can be variable, modified by the overall shape of the building, or
be extended by a private terrace. All
the apartments have cross ventilation, access to natural
light and are designed to provide thermal comfort.

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LUZ TERRACE HOUSING

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