Architecture & Design — In Progress Built Sketchs Research — About Us Facebook LinkedIn Acacia Apartment Building An apartment building in an upscale neighborhood of Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique. Client Requirements The client wanted an alteration of an existing, overpriced, metallic structure hotel design to a concrete structure 27 apartment building. Design Solutions The spatial program was changed in order to accommodate a kitchenette and more storage space in each apartment. Two underground parking floors, a commercial ground floor and a terrace with a swimming pool/health center make this building one of the best living spaces in Maputo. With its larger axis in an east/west alignment, the building needed protection from the hot sunset. This resulted in the design of the first vertical garden in Mozambique. The draft design of the vertical garden was completed in-house; however, a South African landscape architect was hired to select the plants and provide other specific maintenance details. Acacia 1600x1100_5 acacia aerial 1600x1100 acaciaplans 1600x1100 Acacia 1600x1100_4 Acacia 1600x1100_3 Acacia 1600x1100_2 Acacia 1600x1100_1 Acacia 1600x1100_6 Chidenguele Ruin op·por·tu·ni·ty A ruin on the plot of an unbuilt design proposal receives the go-ahead instead. con·di·tion A couple of old masonry walls that was supposed to be a garage and service area have to become a new two bedroom vacation house. so·lu·tion Two bedrooms with private bathrooms, a full kitchen with veranda and at the center, a protected interior courtyard that connects the rooms and a wooden stair that takes you to a deck on the roof. ben·e·fit Views of the lagoon to the north and the sea to south. Fresh breeze on a very hot location... Chidenguele-Ruin---Cover-01 CHIDENGUELE HOUSES Aerial Phase I Photos Chidenguele Sketch 01 Chidenguele Sketch 02 Chidenguele Houses Location Perfect location. Lagoon to the north. Sea to the south. Conditions Three owners, three different spatial requirements. Solution One structural diagram, multiple solutions, minimal spaces. Phase I Rehabilitation of existing ruin into a two suite, full kitchen, deck balcony solution. Site Plan Chidenguele Sketch CHIDENGUELE HOUSES Aerial Phase I Photos Site Plan Chidenguele Prototypes Chidenguele Moatize Office Building Opportunity Coal driven growth of Moatize creates business opportunities. Two young entrepreneurs intend to be ahead and propose to build a much needed office building in the Village. Conditions Main west façade creates a challenge to protect from the harsh sun on Tete's hot climate. Solution A 5 stories brick screen wall creates the shade and the ventilation needed... 20312-Cover-01 C:Usersmorga_000Desktop201312 MODEL ver3.pdf 201312 Aerial Presentation View 1 CS House Opportunity The new beltway highway of Maputo unfolds architectural and spatial opportunities...a new house, a small plot, freedom of design... CS - Ideia-01 201506 Aerial CS - Sketch 01 CS - Sketch 02 Bazaruto Island Resort Client Requirements The initial project goal was to repair and upgrade the existing infrastructure. The client later requested a expansion of the resort to include an additional 14 rooms. Design Solutions Our proposal was to expand the resort to the south, along the water line facing the sunset. The new rooms were inspired by the existing accommodations, but with an increase in the size of the room and different finishes. Four new family-room accommodations were also designed and built. The main building was rebuilt from scratch with a new roof solution and new staff sleeping and dining facilities. Materials The main materials were kept the same from the existing buildings, including the traditional "mujaca" roof (coconut tree leaves) in a pine structure, gypsum ceilings and concrete floor steel floated to a smooth finish. A natural gas distribution system was installed to be used in the room geysers. The natural gas is supplied from main land. bazaruto_01 BAZARUTO Aerial bazaruto_drawing 1 DESENHOS _ 0. Ground Floor bazaruto_03 bazaruto_02 bazaruto_07 bazaruto_08 bazaruto_11 bazaruto_13 bazaruto_04 bazaruto_05 bazaruto_06 bazaruto_12 bazaruto_10 bazaruto_09 PM House A house for a young couple in an expansion area of Maputo. The design was divided in two phases. First phase, all social areas and main bedroom (to become future guest bedroom). Second phase, all private spaces. Concrete structure and smaller palette of materials. Abundant natural light and ventilation. Under construction... House-PM-Sketch01 PM House Aerial House-PM-Sketch03 House-PM-Sketch04 House-PM-Sketch02 PM-HOUSES---Plantas PM-House-02 PM-House-01 PM-House-03 PM-House-04 ContactSheet-001 BM Houses Two attached houses in a expansion area of Maputo. The concept of attached houses is sliced trough the seam to provide better ventilation and natural light. Concrete structure and a smaller palette of materials clad the houses. Natural light floods it. BM House Sketch 1 201306 Aerial BM House Sketch 2 BM Plantas BM-View-1 BM-View-2 Inhaca Island Resort Inhaca island is renowned for its diverse coral reefs and beaches and is accessible by a 45-minute boat ride from Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique. Client Requirements To address maintenance problems and improve the resort’s aesthetic appeal, creating an “island resort” feel. Design Conditions Existing buildings, built in the late 70’s, experienced many maintenance problems after upgrade works were completed in the early 90’s. Design Solutions In order to fix the maintenance problems, including roof leakage from the existing concrete and ceramic tile roofs, while also creating the desired aesthetic feel, all existing roofs were replaced with a eucalyptus pole thatch roof. In addition, all rooms were enlarged and new finishes were applied. A new venue space was built from scratch with the same materials. The swimming pool was rehabilitated and new public toilets were built to support it. Materials Thatch roofs, concrete floor steel floated to a smooth finish, new color palette for buildings and landscape design. inhaca_10 DESENHOS _ 0. Ground Floor inhaca_03 inhaca_07 inhaca_02 inhaca_06 inhaca_01 inhaca_05 inhaca_04 Sketchs Sketch (drawing) from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [EDITED]< A sketch (ultimately from Greek σχέδιος – schedios, "done extempore") is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not usually intended as a finished work. A sketch may serve a number of purposes: it might record something that the artist sees, it might record or develop an idea for later use or it might be used as a quick way of graphically demonstrating an image, idea or principle. Sketches can be made in any drawing medium. The term is most often applied to graphic work executed in a dry media such as silverpoint, graphite, pencil, charcoal or pastel. But it may also apply to drawings executed in pen and ink, ballpoint pen, water colour and oil paint. Or on an iPad... Serralves_Siza Vieira Paula Rego_Souto de Moura La Tourette - Le Corbusier Lisbon skyline Carrilho da Graça_castelo sao jorge © 2015 RM - Arquisign. Architecture & Design. All Rights Reserved.