URBANCOLLECTIVE Modular Building Design Challenge 2012

UrbanCollective

Modular Building Design Challenge 2012

ATELIÊ HOUAYEK ARQUITETURA E ARTE HENRIQUE HOUAYEK Architect and Urbanist, Ph.D. KELLY RODRIGUES HOUAYEK Architect and Urbanist, MBA

Y House Finalist

Modular Villa

houayek@gmail.com Via Piaggio 14, Genova, Italia Praia de Botafogo 430 - 1204 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Selected Finalist

Y House

Towards Comfort and Efficient Living

Composition Process

L3 - Module 2 + L2 - Module 1 + L1 - Module 1 + 2

L2 - Module 1 + L1 - Module 1 + 2

L1 - Module 1 + 2

The non-symmetrical stacking of volumes affords every room of the house oportunities for better natural light and cross ventilation.

Towards Comfort and Efficient Living Defying the standards of a typical project. The Y House is deliberated unconventional in its spatial arrangements, this organization in a modular construction seeks to maximize comfort and efficient living.

The non-symmetrical stacking of volumes creates a three level unit; its volumes are oriented to maximize natural light and ventilation. Its spiral stair the house core works has a common point between the three volumes; its designed to emphasize a double height living room where the simple opening of a windows afford the project a complete natural air flow reducing significantly the need of artificial air conditioning.

The roof gardens besides being importat aesthetic features in the project, control the house temperature and humidity, and serve as rain water collection for grey water reuse.

Y House

Towards Comfort and Efficient Living Serv.

W.C.

Suite 1

Kitchen

Dining

Living

Suite 2

Car Accomodation

Porch

Ground Level 0

1

2

Second Level 3

4

5

10

Third Level

Plans

Y House

Volume Arrangement Total Build Area 81.53 m ²

Towards Comfort and Efficient Living Third Level 15.47 m ²

Second Level 21.47 m ²

Ground Level 44.59 m ²

Double height living room maximizes the natural air flow.

With the simple opening of its windows the project allows a complete flow of natural air.

Roof gardens: - Helps control the house temperature and humidity - Collects water for grey water reuse All the water collected is kept in an underground cistern to be treated and reused

Y House

Towards Comfort and Efficient Living

Y House

Towards Comfort and Efficient Living

Modular Villa Continuous Economical Defining Sheltering Private Communicative Ecological Playful

Modular Villa

The project begins with a simple staking of 2+2 modules. Shifting the second level towards the back creates a tnice and comfortable porch in the front facade, and for the back a car accomodation. This shift also allows the addition of multiple sun control elements which filters the house heat exposure and helps control its temperature.

The dining and living areas at the ground floor are open by a large glazing door towards a side deck allowing healthy outside activities.

A sunlight at the top of the stairs filters natural light around both floors minimizing the use of artificial light.

The second floor has two suites, a home office, and a small porch aligned towards the deck. Each area is designed with a comfortable windows affording maximum sunlight to enter the rooms.

The green roof area collects rain water and helps stabilize cycles of heating and cooling while providing residents spaces for leisure activities.

Composition Process 4x Module 1

Volume Arrangement

Total Build Area 112.3 m ²

2012

A possible scenario is the need for the project to grow, in the future if the owner’s family increases and requires more space, a future addition of two extra small modules (Module 2) can be connected to the top of the house, increasing the number of rooms, and adding solarium to the top.

2025

4x Module 1 + 2xModule 2

Modular Villa Car Accomodation Suite 1 Serv.

Porch

W.C. Suite 2 Home Office

Kitchen

Dining

Suite 2

Solarium

Living Porch

Ground Level

0

1

2

Second Level

3

4

5

Third Level (For a possible future expansion)

10

Plans

Modular Villa Composition Sketches

Modular Villa Continuous Economical Defining Sheltering Private Communicative Ecological Playful