The "Kilometer Zero" concept has been gaining popularity in contemporary architecture, promoting environmentally conscious approaches to reducing carbon emissions. One application of this concept is the blōma project by SPBR arquitetos, led by Angelo Bucci. The São Paulo-based firm's first project in Curitiba, the residential building was designed to prioritize local resources and labor.
"The kilometer zero concept plays a significant role in contemporary architecture, especially in construction, due to its commitment to reducing carbon emissions by minimizing transport," says Angelo Bucci, the architect leading the project. According to Bucci, sustainability and environmental issues have become essential to architectural practice:
The architect highlights the importance of using local resources, stating that "it is interesting to note that cast-in-place construction is, to a large extent, by definition committed to reducing transit." Furthermore, much of the project is developed with the active participation of local labor, thereby highlighting the local building culture and establishing closer ties with the city.
"The project includes a high degree of technical autonomy and labor training to execute a project with these characteristics. In my view, the most valuable aspect of local value is the people and a building culture with local character," the architect comments.
"Kilometer zero" is closer to a quantifiable parameter than an abstract concept. It is essential that it be measurable; otherwise, it could not be standardized. Reducing carbon emissions from material transport to zero would be an impossible goal, but it clearly demonstrates that the objective measurement is the mass of carbon released into the atmosphere, which is what we want to avoid.
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