Kaiserstraße is a brand new residential constructing presently underneath development in Blumenau, Brazil. The challenge is designed by Alencar Arquitetura and goals to harness connections between residents and the pure world.

The challenge’s identify displays the German colonial influences of town of Blumenau. In actual fact, the identify derives from the road on which it’s primarily based, which was previously often known as Kaiserstraße, or “The Emperor’s Road.” The constructing’s design appreciates town’s wealthy historical past whereas reflecting its path to innovation and modernity.

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On the bottom stage, the constructing is solely open. This permits 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 reside in with out getting into the personal areas. They expertise materiality of various textures, notably the distinction of uncovered concrete and pure vegetation. This offers the challenge a contemporary really feel, while invoking a connection to nature. Furthermore, the constructing includes a stepped design with terraces that overlook town. By way of the constructing’s kind, the designers ensured that every stage would obtain copious quantities of sunshine and pure airflow.

Every residence options balconies with a non-public pool and luxurious gardens. This vegetation enhances biodiversity within the neighborhood and the world total. Moreover, these terrace gardens create a microclimate on each stage that mitigates the city warmth island impact. This impact happens when infrastructure, equivalent to buildings or roads, replaces greenery and land cowl in city areas. The infrastructure tends to soak up and re-emit a variety of warmth, which leads to pockets of warmth referred to as “warmth islands.”

Apart from its residential areas, the constructing consists of facilities for interplay and recreation. These embrace a health club, a toy library and a big personal backyard for residents, which includes a playground and outside culinary area.

Due to its lovely, 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 challenge obtained the award within the residential class for residence 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 progressive, sustainable area to the city cloth.

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