The essence of this specific project was based on initially, identify the particularities of the surroundings of flat ground with not very generous dimensions, and then extract the maximum of it taking advantage of the highest level of the condominium. The concept idea was the primordial element that was responsible to guarantee the valorization of preserved green areas, in the core of the site, providing direct interaction with the flora.
A one-story house is a luxury for a city like São Paulo, whose real estate pressure almost always leads to building the maximum amount allowed for the lot. With that in mind, this reform project starts from the exploration of this virtue that is given to us at first.
Casa Acqua was conceptualized in the same guidelines as Casa Original Romana, as this year the theme of Casa Cor is Casa Original!
The location of the land within a privileged landscape was the determining factor for the implementation of this project. The construction concept was to land over plateaus and develop over axes of paths which were determined by the project’s program. Divided into specific areas, the architecture scheme consisted of open and plentiful spaces, oriented to the amplest view. Characterized by spacious galleries, the main central axes are bathed with natural light and receives ventilation through the pivoting doors.
The house, designed in the 1980s by Henrique Cambiaghi, attracted the client for the beautiful design of the concrete structure, the large wooden windows, and the view of the trees at the back of the land.
Matheus Farah e Manoel Maia Arquitetura and Construtora Gaia started a partnership in 2019 in order to develop innovative building methods, based on sustainability and efficiency. The idea was to reduce construction time and costs while fighting against wasting material from the traditional construction process. The first result of this initiative can be appreciated inland at Fazenda Boa Vista, a residential resort near São Paulo city, where Metálica House is based.
The construction was implemented on the highest level of an existing landfill. Its “U” plan organization defines two wings interspersed with a central access garden. In the rest of the lot, almost all the existing trees were kept or relocated.
“Flat 116B” is the southern tip of a collective housing project, designed in the late 1980s by Adalberto Dias, facing the banks of the Cávado river. Fitted in the heart of Barcelos, a small historical city in northern Portugal, the building is the result of an ingenious combination of volumes – animated by long balconies – and the sloping plan of its roof, which follows the topography to the southern limit of the property, an imposing granite wall.
Desinchá trusted Superlimão with the design of its first concept store and the challenge of creating an incredible experience reflecting the brand’s vision while also serving as a retail outlet. The small 16 square meter lot in the heart of Oscar Freire Street made this project even more challenging.
“Para mí los patios son como espacios exteriores domesticados: en ellos se está en contacto con la naturaleza, se escucha el canto de los pájaros, se huele el campo después de las lluvias y se puede mirar de noche a las estrellas. Pero también son lugares que están protegidos de las corrientes de aire, aislados de ruidos. En sus corredores puedes estar mientras llueve.” (HAGERMAN, Oscar. Oscar Hagerman. Monterrey: Biblioteca de Diseño Quórum, 2006)
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