Protótipo Módulo Tecnoíndia - 14ᵃ Bienal Internacional de Arquitetura de São Paulo

Project implementation: Brazil
Project development: Brazil

Tecnoíndia Module

This is a project related to the areas of architecture and civil engineering, specifically in the field of low-cost housing and/or emergency housing.

The construction of quality, low-cost housing is an issue that affects thousands of families in Brazil. Federal, state, and municipal governments, in their housing programs, including for Indigenous peoples, use construction techniques that, with rare exceptions, largely involve masonry houses made of ceramic bricks or blocks, resulting in long construction times and material waste, among other factors. The project presented uses wood as a raw material; as a rule, public financial institutions, Banco do Brasil and Caixa Econômica Federal, do not finance wooden houses. The foundation of the proposed system seeks to respond to Indigenous peoples' demand for housing in contemporary society, establishing a design that can be understood as cultural, as it is modeled on the designs of traditional Indigenous houses. The system is modular and can also be used in emergency situations, constituting a fast-building, durable, and low-maintenance alternative.

The presented project uses wood as a raw material due to the material's qualities, highlighting the attribute of being totally sustainable, as it can be replenished in the environment.

The system features an innovative feature in developing the entire project based on the study of indigenous peoples' homes, where the roof and enclosing walls form a single structure, defining the design of the house itself, configured through the traditional ogival cut of indigenous dwellings. In conventional urban homes, the walls and roof are separate elements.

The system presented establishes the design of a wooden module piece, cut from commercially sized boards. The positioning of the pieces follows a sequence that forms an ogival arch, where the two parts of the arch are assembled so that each part consists of five module pieces, executed in sequence.

Two modular pieces are connected to two others using a modular piece positioned between them. The other part of the pointed arch is constructed in the same way, and the two parts are connected by the ridge. The entire connection process is done with screws.
Tecnoíndia Module Prototype

The Tecnoíndia Module prototype project is based on the design of traditional Brazilian indigenous houses, also incorporating the experiences of the French architect Philibert D´Lorme (1514-1570).
It seeks to combine the way indigenous houses are built with the needs of contemporary society.

From a single module piece, which is juxtaposed, the ogival portico common to indigenous houses is created.
Sets of pieces, connected by screws and arranged side by side, form the structural portico that will be repeated every 1.25 meters.

The Tecnoíndia Module is innovative and sustainable. The wood used demonstrates attention to and respect for ancestral technologies. The design is simple and sophisticated. The modular structure allows for easy assembly and disassembly.

Participate in the program of debates, workshops and associated activities!

TODAY (10.10)

2:30 pm – table Risk-Free Periphery in the Context of Climate Change

4pm – table Knowing to Transform: Community Climate Risk Reduction and Adaptation Plans

6:30 pm – table Inclusive Adaptation: Nature-Based Solutions in the Peripheries

9am – Drawing Workshop: Oscar Niemeyer's Architecture in Ibirapuera Park and the Climate Challenge

IN THE NEXT DAYS (11 to 14.10)

ATTENTION the table Palmas: For 36 years, the ecological capital of Tocantins which would be held on 10/11 | 7pm was canceled.

11.10 and 12.10 | 9am – workshop Inventa(rio) Fronteiras: Playing for Multispecies Cities

11.10 | 10am – workshop Elémenterre teaching bag

11.10 | 11am – table Learning to inhabit the Anthropocene: the crisis of architecture

11.10 | 2pm – table Architecture for Learning and Civic Use

11.10 | 3pm – table Culture and Public Architecture

11.10 – 15h – workshop Elémenterre teaching bag

11.10 | 4pm – table Reconnecting with Nature & Circular Design

11.10 | 5pm – table Architecture of Belonging: Interpreting Heritage Through Place

12.10 | 10am – table Experience: Climate Refuges and Naturalized Public Spaces, with Eco-Neighborhood

12.10 | 10:30 am – table Childhoods and Climate: Climate Justice in Vulnerable Territories

12.10 | 10:30 am – Windsock Workshop with the Floating Collective

12.10 | 3pm – table Doing a lot with a little: architectures for a planet in transition with Esteban Benavides from Al Borde office

12.10 | 4:30 pm – table Earth – building a sustainable and democratic future

12.10 | 5:45 pm – table French presence at the Biennale and screening of the film AJAP – Albums of Young Architects and Landscape Architects

13.10 – activity Pantanal Action at IABsp

10/14 | 10am – table Urgent Panorama! Space as an act of permanence

14.10 | 6pm – Launch of the “Nature-Based Education” Guide

JOIN! IT'S ALL FREE!

And there's much more until October 19th!

NOTE OF CONDOLENCE

With deep sorrow, the Brazilian Institute of Architects – São Paulo Department (IABsp) mourns the passing of architect and landscape architect Kongjian Yu, a global leader in ecological urbanism, and the members of his team who accompanied him, tragically killed during the filming of a documentary. The institute is honored to have had him as a participant in the 14th São Paulo International Architecture Biennial, where his transformative vision strengthened the dialogue between global challenges and local realities. IABsp emphasizes that Yu's contribution, which transcends borders, will remain an inspiration for generations and expresses its condolences to China, to the families of all the deceased, to his friends, and to all those impacted by his genius and dedication. Read the full note here.

Tecnoíndia Module Prototype

José Afonso Botura Portocarrero/Architect