Article source: Estudio 41

In certain places around the world nature sometimes creates adverse conditions for the human body. In these places, thinking a building is almost like building a garment, an artifact that protects and comforts. It is a problem of technological performance, but must be combined with aesthetics. Achieving the human well being is more than working notions of comfort and security; it’s also working spaces in their perceptual and symbolic dimensions. A shelter, a safe place. The new home of Brazil in Antarctica. A place of protection and meeting of people for the production of scientific knowledge.That’s how is faced the task of designing the new Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station.The void left by fire in 2012 loads of symbolism the importance of this new building, it represents the Brazilian presence in Antarctica as a possibility of scientific contribution along with the international community. It also represents an opportunity for technological development for Brazilian architecture and the domestic industry.

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• Architects: Estudio 41
• Project: Comandante Ferraz Antartic Station
• Location: Península Keller, Antarctica
• Project year: 2013
• Area: 3,200 sqm
• Project Architects: Emerson Vidigal (ESTÚDIO 41), Eron Costin (ESTÚDIO 41), Fabio Henrique Faria (ESTÚDIO 41), João Gabriel Moura Rosa Cordeiro (ESTÚDIO 41)
• Consultants: Arch. Guido Petinelli, sustainability (PETINELLI), Arch. Eduardo Brofman, sustainability. Eng. Eduardo Ribeiro, MEP, Arch. Carlos Garmatter, safety and fire fighting, Eng. Ricardo Dias, structural engineering, Eng. Bruno Martinez, sustainability (PETINELLI), Eng. Andre Belloni, sustainability (PETINELLI), Eng. Josiele Patias, geotechnics
• Colaborators: Arch. Dario Corrêa Durce, Arch. Moacir Zancopé Jr., Martin Goic, Fernando Moleta, Alexandre Kenji, Rafael Fischer

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