ADA PENNA

Architecture & Urbanism
Architect and urbanist. Ada is a founding partner of plano livre and currently is a PhD candidate at the Edinburgh College of Art.

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Brutalist Connections
Invisible Voids
BH On Rails

Design

MS Justice Court
Vale do Sereno
Xisto Guerra Bus Station
Vintém Park
Saudade Square
Lapinha Studio
Laender House
National Museum
Tiradentes House
Carmo Coffes
Ateliê Wäls






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Invisible Voids

2019-21

Bartlett School of Planning, uNIVERSITY cOlLEGE LONDON 
Escola de Arquitetura, UNVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE MINAS GERAIS 
MASTER OF SCIENCE in Housing and City Planning
MASTER OF REREARCH in Architecture and Urbanism
supervisor: dr maria lÚcia malard


© Ada Penna
© Ada Penna
© Ada Penna
© Ada Penna
As urbanisation in Brazil has intensified, so too has the issue of real estate vacancy, with the number of empty houses now exceeding the housing deficit. This paradox, where vacant buildings coexist with families in urgent need of housing, has drawn widespread criticism. Yet these empty spaces remain poorly understood. To address this gap, this research introduces the Zero Consumption Real Estate Vacancy Identification Method (ZCREVIM), which uses georeferenced electricity consumption data to detect vacant properties in Belo Horizonte. ZCREVIM provides a tool for the spatiotemporal identification of property vacancies and offers governments a practical means to monitor this urban anomaly.


© Ada Penna
© Ada Penna
© Ada Penna
© Ada Penna


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