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Project Location
Paraty, Brazil
Year of Completion
2015
Building Type
Residential
Building Massing
Low Rise
Archived Year
12-16-2018
Climate
Tropical savanna climate
Application
roof and side walls
Material and its Properties
It’s an earthship project, that comes from a wish to mimic a specific Brazilian indigenous house typology (Asurini, Médio Xingu) and be a stand-alone object with minimal impact to the surrounding. For that purpose architects decided to use a shell self-supporting structure that solutions a roofing, side walls and finishings. The Galvalume (carbon steel + aluminum + zinc) modules were assembled on-site in only one week and as well can be easily dismantled and rebuilt on a new location.
Architect Website
https://markobrajovic.com/
Other Sources
https://www.archdaily.com/776305/arca-atelier-marko-brajovic
Environmental Response
This is an earthship project, that comes from a wish to mimic a specific Brazilian indigenous house typology (Asurini, Médio Xingu) and be a stand-alone object with minimal impact to the surrounding. The final project is an eco-friendly residence in the middle of the Forest
Recommended Citation
Atelier Marko Brajovic, "ARCA" (2015). Building Case Studies. 345.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/bcs/345