Project Name

ARCA

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Project Location

Paraty, Brazil

Year of Completion

2015

Building Type

Residential

Building Massing

Low Rise

Project Architect

Atelier Marko Brajovic

Student Author

Tian Lan

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