Cristina Menezes is an architect, with a Studio named Cristina Menezes Arquitetura, which was founded in 1990 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The studio develops architectural design and interior design of houses, shops, restaurants, shows, offices, hotels and schools in Brazil , Europe and USA. The studio has won several national and international awards. Some projects were published in magazines and books around the world.

Pocket House Residential by Cristina Menezes The project is a house inside a naval container with the use of the solar energy; dry construction generating less waste; thermo-acoustic treatment to do not use air conditioner; coatings and furniture made with recyclable materials. All of them based at the sustainability principles. The greatest challenge of this project was the respect with the small space! The total domain of the spatial proportions was crucial to meet the client's program: a bedroom; a bathroom; living with a dining room and a kitchen! All the furniture was carefully studied and designed to meet this concept!

Glass House Residential by Cristina Menezes The Glass House is totally built with Reflective Laminated Glass in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. It is a house with a short time of building; low cost; with the possibility of mobility and with the precepts of sustainability. This project provides architecture with the principles of living small; of full integration with nature; of sustainability and of mobility. The interior architecture has materials such as wood, stones, textures trying to bring warmth to the Glass House. Those materials used were certified wood and synthetic materials following the concept of sustainability.

Dream House Residential Apartment by Cristina Menezes This project has unit throughout the apartment with the main integrated spaces. The whole house is connected to the outside through the large windows and the open porch. This also brings the landscape into the house. To bring some nature into the space, several green areas were created internally. This gave a relaxed atmosphere and met the expectations of the customers! Private spaces; bathrooms and sleeping quarters are formally arranged by the wood panels to allow a full house, protecting privacy. This strategy creates a sense of drama, surprises for housing, and allows for easy sectoring.

Casa Acqua Residential House by Cristina Menezes Casa Acqua was designed in the same way as the first Roman dwellings. Those discovered under the petrified lavas of the Vesuvius volcano that had an O-shaped floor plan and an inner courtyard; balconies around the rooms that allowed the visual integration of spaces. This typology was exploded and adapted to current times and, above all, rethought for this real moment of pandemic, for the Casa Acqua project in Brazil. The project has four modules with an internal patio. This individualized implantation, surrounded by water mirrors, elements of aesthetic interest, brings privacy and comfort.

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Cristina Menezes is IAD member since 2016, with 8137 IAD rating.