Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design Out Of Sight Sustainable Social Building by Luan Fontes Out Of Sight is a social building project designed for Friars Island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The project uses forty two twenty foot shipping containers treated with thermal insulation, forming a built area of 620 square metres. The containers house a dance school that previously operated beside the neighbouring church and three emergency social homes for local residents. A steel structural system was chosen to keep the construction light, safe and quick to build. The design follows the existing topography and supports access to culture and decent housing.
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Out Of Sight Sustainable Social Building by Luan Fontes is an esteemed winner of the A' Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design Award. Out Of Sight Sustainable Social Building earned the Silver A' Design Award in 2021 and is showcased on Industrial Design Winners among other remarkable designs. Explore the details of the project, discover other works by Luan Fontes and see why Out Of Sight Sustainable Social Building design rises above its competition.
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Sustainable Products, Projects and Green Design Out Of Sight Sustainable Social Building by Luan Fontes Out Of Sight is a social building project designed for Friars Island in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The project uses forty two twenty foot shipping containers treated with thermal insulation, forming a built area of 620 square metres. The containers house a dance school that previously operated beside the neighbouring church and three emergency social homes for local residents. A steel structural system was chosen to keep the construction light, safe and quick to build. The design follows the existing topography and supports access to culture and decent housing. Out Of Sight earned the Silver A' Design Award, a distinguished level of recognition in the A' Design Award & Competition. Silver A' Design Award designs combine inventive thinking with professional design, and are selected by a grand jury, as high-quality entries in their respective categories, after fair, just, meritocratic and impartial academic review, where entries are voted via blind peer-review process on pre-established, publicly-available evaluation criteria.
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