Tune House

Barbalha, Brazil

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Tune House

Barbalha, Brazil

Firm

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Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2023

SIZE

1000 sqft - 3000 sqft

BUDGET

$10K - 50K

"Araripe" derives from the ancient Tupi word ararype, which means "in the river of the macaws".
Located in Cariri, Ceará, Tune House springs more specifically from the Chapada do Araripe, a rich region with an
important paleontological site and an extensive area of protected national forest, as well as its many water springs.
The design of the house was practically based on two points: the clients' needs and desires for industrial and
contemporary architecture, and the environmental guidelines of low impact on the area.
The terrain, in turn, with its steep slopes, led us to build the house mostly on pilotis, both to reduce the impact of
contact with the natural ground and to free the house from problems such as infiltration.
One of the main premises linked to the implementation, in addition to those mentioned above, was to maintain the
view of the city on the horizon, which takes two forms: through a large belvedere on the roof of the house, this one at
sidewalk level; those arriving have an unobstructed view, their gaze has a stage for contemplation of the plateau. The
other way is by framing the view from inside the house.
The Tune House floor area is distributed in a basic and lean single-family program. The swimming pool is the
highlight; it is the same length as the house and is also on pilotis, with infinite edges. Although the house obeys an
orthogonal rationality, a helical staircase was created in the center of the social area which, in addition to its basic
function, acts as a concrete sculpture that moves between formal rigidity and behavioral fluidity, the latter the result of
the relationship between the vegetation that leans over it under the zenithal light.
As for materiality, it was present in an industrial style, with concrete blocks for the fences and metal profiles with
concrete slabs for the structure. The use was adopted in an entirely rational way, giving way to glass panels as a
means of natural integration.

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Tune House

Barbalha, Brazil

Tune House

Barbalha, Brazil

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