Kaiserstraße is a brand new residential constructing at the moment underneath development in Blumenau, Brazil. The venture is designed by Alencar Arquitetura and goals to harness connections between residents and the pure world.
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The venture’s identify displays the German colonial influences of the town of Blumenau. The truth is, the identify derives from the road on which it’s based mostly, which was previously referred to as Kaiserstraße, or “The Emperor’s Road.” The constructing’s design appreciates the town’s wealthy historical past whereas reflecting its path to innovation and modernity.
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On the bottom degree, the constructing is totally open. This enables for public entry the place pedestrians can work together. Guests get to expertise the constructing and get a really feel for what the constructing is prefer to stay in with out coming into the personal areas. They expertise materiality of various textures, significantly the distinction of uncovered concrete and pure vegetation. This provides the venture a contemporary really feel, while invoking a connection to nature. Furthermore, the constructing incorporates a stepped design with terraces that overlook the town. By the constructing’s kind, the designers ensured that every degree would obtain copious quantities of sunshine and pure airflow.
Every condominium options balconies with a personal pool and luxurious gardens. This vegetation enhances biodiversity within the neighborhood and the world general. Moreover, these terrace gardens create a microclimate on each degree that mitigates the city warmth island impact. This impact happens when infrastructure, akin to buildings or roads, replaces greenery and land cowl in city areas. The infrastructure tends to soak up and re-emit plenty of warmth, which leads to pockets of warmth known as “warmth islands.”
In addition to its residential areas, the constructing consists of facilities for interplay and recreation. These embody a fitness center, a toy library and a big personal backyard for residents, which incorporates a playground and outside culinary area.
Due to its stunning, environmentally-friendly design, Kaiserstraße has change into internationally acknowledged and has change into the primary constructing within the metropolis of Blumenau to win an Architizer Award. The venture obtained the award within the residential class for condominium buildings with lower than 10 flooring.
Kaiserstraße’s development is underway and can end in 2024. The constructing will improve the world by contributing an modern, sustainable area to the city cloth.
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