The big wooden box calls everybody’s attention from
inside and outside of the condominium in Londrina, Brazil.
The house, designed for a young couple, abolished the
spaces and traditional partitions.
The Project took in consideration some factors of the
lot, since it was located in the highest point of the condominium, and its wide
extension of boundary walls, created a lack of privacy situation to the lot.
To come through this situation, the adopted solution
was to create a ground level plateau
foundation, surrounded by walls that embrace the whole construction and create
a perimeter in between the condominium walls.
From this premise, the big concrete box was covered
with cumaru wood and created in the
most regular part of the site, leaving the area in a trapezoid shape to the
garden and pool.
The core concept of breaking paradigms was given right
in the entrance: the entrance gate leads the guests to walk by the pool and
come inside the house by the double height atrium, where the whole house
communicates. In the ground floor the single entrance wall hides the stairs,
the living room area works as the link between the inside and outside, through
big pivoting doors.
The kitchen was integrated into the environment, with
a niche where stove and even barbecue place was installed. The meal area is
perfectly integrated to the kitchen and living room. Even the lavatory was
designed to work as a pool changing room.
On the upper floor the master suite is separated from
the living room atrium by a glass wall, the toilet and closet are integrated to
the sleeping area.
The hall located by the stairs on the upper floor, works
as a small office space and has its windows protected by concrete hollow
elements. Simple solutions and few materials but used with generosity confer
personality and a timeless touch for this project, showing a simpler way of
living.