AS House

Cornélio Procópio, Brazil

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AS House

Cornélio Procópio, Brazil

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Type

Residential › Private House

YEAR

2006

SIZE

25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft

AS HOUSE
Architects:
Studio Guilherme Torres
Location: Cornélio Procópio , Brazil
Client: AS
Floor Area:
565 sqm
Project
Year: 2006
Photographs:
Beto Consorte
An
expressive architecture in terms of volume that takes advantage of the existing
topography, structurally and economically wise.
Through a pragmatic, but also poetic perspective, the young Brazilian
architect shows how neat and rational an elegant house can be.
“Less
is more” are the words that best translate the building. Using the sloping site
for its own benefits, the 600m² house was embedded, like an uncovered box, inside
7, 5 meters high walls, which is ideal to keep the family’s privacy and
security from the busy streets of this small city in south Brazil. The steep
site granted two stories to the house, both located around the patio and pool. By
the street level, the intimate area, consisted of 4 suites and an office can be
discreetly accessed. The social and services areas are located in the basement
level, inside a big rectangular volume, covering the lot from end to end and
facing the patio in its totality. To obtain natural light in the basement area,
skylights were strategically placed all over the roof, filling the needs for
artificial light during the day.
The
bedroom floors were done in cumaru wood,
while white cement was used in the social areas. The furniture was oversized to
receive the numerous guests: a 7 meters
long table and a 10 meters long sofa. The idea is the contrast between black
and white, a chromatic game which is also repeated on the exterior. The patio
has no gardens, just palm trees around the pool. Loyal to the sustainable beliefs,
the coffee table gathers construction pallets picked up on the streets, recycled
and combined to create a generous supporting surface, a simple detail that
became the owner’s favorite object.