THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAZILIAN … · THE BRAZILIAN MODERNISM Iconic buildings...
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Joana Carla Soares Goncalves Associate Professor of FAUUSP [email protected] FEBRUARY 2016
THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAZILIAN MODERNISM
Iconic buildings (1930 – 1964)
Kanchanjunga
Chales Correa, India
Edificio Maria Juliana
Recife, PE, 1985 Brasil
Thermal mass and natural ventilation Conjunto Nacional, Sao Paulo, 1963
KEY FEATURES
• solar orientation and the consequent need for solar protection
• Narrow plans, up to 12 to 15 metres (40 to 50 feet) deep, allowed for daylight and natural ventilation
• Exposed thermal mass
• Rooms opening onto outdoor spaces planted with exuberant vegetation typical of tropical equatorial climates
• Shaded public passages
• Commercial activities at ground and mezzanine levels
• Open spaces on higher floors offering views of the city
Parque Guinle, Rio de Janeiro, 1954
Lúcio Costa
Solar protection and natural
ventilation Parque Gingle Residential Complex, Rio de Janeiro
• Buildings take the form of linear blocks carved by open
spaces that allow for transitional zones at ground level
and above.
• Facades utilise a sensible palette of materials combined
with smaller glazed areas and incorporate horizontal and
vertical shading devices.
Joao Moura 1144, office building in
Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, built by
Ideazarvos with architectural design
from NITCHE
Box 298, office building in Vila
Madalena, Sao Paulo, built by
Ideazarvos with architectural design
from Andrade Moretin. Source:
IDEAZARVOS.
360o building, São Paulo, 2013.
Residential building in the Alto de
Pinheiros, designed by Isay Weinfeld