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DESIGN NAME:
Veloso
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Residential Compound
INSPIRATION:
The driving force behind this project was the ability to overcome the difficult geolocation constraints of the project's site and be able to design , plan and build a project to respond to the client's time and cost limitations.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
The design proposal is of a 33-unit residential compound in Nacala, a remote city in the northern part of Mozambique. The compound consists of 3 different house designs variations in order to cater for different market needs.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION:
Their layout was carefully designed to allow undisturbed sea view to each unit while preserving complete privacy for their tenants. These parameters contributed to a joyful interplay between the houses creating a non-repetitive distribution of the units in the masterplan.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION:
The design and engineering of the project was a 4 months intensive work that allowed the project to be delivered in 12 months.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY:
Architecture, Building and Structure Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY:
The project was conceived to be build using light steel frame construction as it was developed to be the fastest and most feasible prefabricated solution for a remote area where construction materials and skilled labour are inexistent.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES:
Plot Size : 12500 m2
Build Area : 4200 m2
Houses Size: 100 to 120 m2
TAGS:
innovative housing solutions, residential , housing in Africa.
RESEARCH ABSTRACT:
This project has allowed development of a research agenda in innovative housing solutions using unconventional methods of construction for remote areas to respond to the increasing housing needs in markets such as Africa.
CHALLENGE:
The challenge was to be able to design and engineer a prefabricated modular housing system that can be easily be transported to a distant area and assembled on site by unskilled labour coming from the site’s adjacent community.
ADDED DATE:
2019-02-15 14:28:37
TEAM MEMBERS (2) :
Architect: Samer Chamoun and Consultant : Oliver Tittmann , Xcube Engineering
IMAGE CREDITS:
Photo credits: Nuno Pirez
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NAME:
FIDEM
PROFILE:
FIDEM is part of a larger group of international investment, real estate development, engineering and consultancy companies with more that 15 years of experience in the field. This group structure allows FIDEM to benefit from a larger collaboration of professionals who aim to develop projects where speed and remoteness are of the essence through the use of smart construction methodologies.
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