GT House

Londrina, Brazil

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GT House

Londrina, Brazil

Type

Residential › Private House

YEAR

2009

SIZE

5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft

BUDGET

$0 - 10K

GT HOUSE
The young Brazilian
architect Guilherme Torres chose to live in a small studio in Londrina, Brazil.
The place would lodge an artist's painting atelier and was under redecoration
for over 10 years by the architect himself. The present project came to life
due to several problems found in the building such as electricity mains and
rewiring, wall cracks and seepage. Within a month, all wall coatings were
removed and rebuilt whilst the architect decided to build a brick table and couch. "As a furniture designer, I decided to follow an opposite thread to what I
usually do and create something permanent, stable", says the architect.
Not only is the table used to hold books and
collections but it is also a place to work and eat at, while the couch stands
from wall to wall and has two black fabric mattresses. The cushions were made with
fabric cutouts with patterns designed by the stylist Adriana Barra to Micasa,
S Paulo's design temple. The kitchen was compressed in a 1.40m wide by 3m
long space. The concrete floor was coated with rubber so as to avoid oil stains
while the wall received plotage images inspired in Arabic mosaic, designed by
the architect himself.
The resident's bedroom bears resemblance to a loft,
with a warmer atmosphere compared to the rest of the house due to the exposed
brick wall at the top of the bed. The electrical wiring system becomes more
evident in the guest's bedroom, located in a mezzanine floor above the
living-room. The design was inspired by Paulo Mendes da Rocha, a Brazilian
architect who won the Pritzker prize in 2006 and famous for exploring the Brutalist
Architecture, in which the architecture functional mechanisms such as hydraulic
and electrical pipes are at sight. Modern and avant-garde, the whole building
cost approximately U$ 6,000.00 and the low cost is due to its simplicity in
architectural solutions.Photographs by Roberto Wagner