Jardim do Sobreiro

Jardim do Sobreiro, 2023, Portugal

TypeHome

LocationPortugal

Year2023

TeamKeyan Ye, Jeth Owen Guerrero, Charles-Édouard Dorion, Pia Hocheneder, Rosmarie Faille-Faubert, Nicolas Lapierre

Jardim do Sobreiro envisions a senior residence as an environment that embraces nature, fosters community, and celebrates well-being. Its design creates a harmonious space that meets the physical needs of residents while encouraging an active lifestyle.

The project won second prize in the international Portugal Elderly Home competition organized by Buildner.

Arranged around a central courtyard, the residents' rooms open onto this vibrant core, offering a seamless connection to the terraced gardens of Sobreiro. This concept promotes social interactions among residents, whose daily lives are shaped by the communal space. Like the heart of a village, the project becomes a place for exchange and gathering.

Jardim do Sobreiro aims to minimize its environmental impact by combining local, innovative, and cost-effective construction techniques. The building incorporates passive design principles to reduce solar gains and benefit from thermal mass and natural ventilation. The project features a high-performance bio-based envelope composed of cork insulation, façade, and flooring. This composition reduces the project's carbon emissions while showcasing Portugal's rich and unique natural resources in a timeless and minimal architectural design.

The interior layout ensures accessibility and functionality throughout the residence with ramps, wide protected corridors, and strategically placed elevators to accommodate residents with mobility challenges. Private and communal spaces are designed to support psychological well-being by emphasizing air quality, natural light, and acoustics.

Through its architecture, this project creates spaces that provide physical comfort, safety, independence, and joy in the lives of seniors. Jardim do Sobreiro offers an opportunity to shape the future of aging with compassion and innovation. The project reimagines the design of senior residences by prioritizing sustainability, nature, community, and well-being.

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