Investigation & Development
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Architects and real estate developers alike must ask themselves whether real estate products currently successfully accompany the new development models. This lab project reflects on this topic, with one foot planted in reality, and another on conjectures on what might happen in the future.
The development of low-cost, high-rise housing units is extremely challenging. Housing is the raw material of the urban, and, therefore, the subject of developers’ day-to-day work. Due to the familiar nature of the program, innovation becomes truly disruptive. This research introduces our value proposal for this segment.
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We explore mixed-use projects and entertainment. Dynamic, customizable and hyper-mixed, the building becomes an open platform for generating disruptive experiences.
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We propose a new approach to the development of vertical housing in Latin America. This project aims to raise a debate on the models of rent and sale established by the real estate market through a building that seeks flexibility, resilience, quality public space and to generate experiences.
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Recently we have seen an increase in building defects mainly involving excessive deformation from bending in reinforced concrete structures. We address here this issue that concerns designers, builders and real estate developers. We decided to disseminate our hypotheses and conclusions as a contribution towards our professional practice in building projects, with the aim merely of sharing these ideas.
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Both architects and real estate developers must question whether the current real estate products are in line with the new development models. This laboratory project reflects on this issue, based partly on reality and partly on conjecture about what may happen in the future.