Native studio Arkitito Arquitetura created a stucco-clad trapezoidal home on a triangular backyard in São Paulo, Brazil.
Casa Lechuza – Spanish for “owl” – is situated on a hill overlooking the Vila Madalena neighborhood. The home is embedded within the steeply sloping land to “discover the peculiarities of the land to the utmost”.
Arkitito Arquitetura accomplished the 235-square-meter (2,690-square-foot) home on a compact 300-square-meter (three,230-square-foot) lot with terraced ranges for a panorama architect and an engineer.
The shoppers had been shifting from the countryside to the town, however wished to recreate the tranquility of their former residence and incorporate “parts of conventional Mexican structure into the brand new residence as a approach to evoke nostalgic reminiscences.”
“The amount of the home presents itself as a strong construction, interrupted by the dynamism of the openings that strategically break up the facades and surrounded by the pair of courtyards,” mentioned the studio.
At road degree, a storage door is about right into a sand-colored concrete wall that shields the residence from the road. The copper shade of the door reappears within the steel frames of the home windows and in some parts within the backyard.
Accessed by a small staircase on the fringe of the lot, the bottom ground was raised to the very best level of the lot, permitting for “harmonious integration with the backyard and the creation of a belvedere to understand the panorama of the neighborhood,” the studio mentioned.
“The backyard, designed by the home-owner, performs a elementary social function and evolves with use, that includes winding paths and a personal plaza outlined in black Portuguese stone paving.”
The herb and spice backyard on the west facet of the lot results in a set of floor-to-ceiling glass doorways within the kitchen.
The kitchen island is positioned within the heart of the room to face the backyard, whereas the cupboards have been deliberately positioned low to emphasise the vertical area of the room. The modularity of the mill continues in the lounge bookcases.
Behind the kitchen is the laundry room and storage, and down a large hall is the lounge and a small secondary bed room.
“The lounge seems as an built-in but sheltered area, with partitions that interrupt the body line, making a extra reserved atmosphere splendid for movie periods,” mentioned the studio.
“This answer additionally opens up area for a specifically organized gallery to show the private assortment of the residents, illuminated by the skylight that delimits the perimeter of the staircase.”
An ultra-slim, copper-colored staircase wraps across the residing area and ascends to the second degree. The master bedroom occupies all the higher degree, with a light-filled bed room and a toilet with floral sample tiles.
A facet door results in a personal backyard terrace, shaded by a pergola fabricated from steel and tough wooden.
The interiors are characterised by earth tones, pure wooden and rust-colored steel that check with the hues and tones of the backyard.
Taking over the total width of the lot, the home divides the outside area into two courtyards related by a big circulation enfilade, which doubles as workplace area and brings mild and air flow deep into the house.
On the finish of the hallway on the primary degree, the yard incorporates a three-tiered vegetable backyard.
Different lately accomplished houses in São Paulo embody a cantilevered residence with a staircase slide by architect Marcelo Couto and a stacked seaside home wrapped in a picket display by DB Arquitetos and Marina Salles.
The picture is by Ricardo Faiani.
Mission credit:
Lead Architects: Chantal Ficarelli, Tito Ficarelli
Structure workforce: Claudia Piaia
Producers: Gerdau, Sherwin Williams Paints, Atlas Tablets, Deca, Divinal Vidros, Roca Ceramics