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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. CA House in São Paulo, Brazil by SuperLimão StudioJanuary 27th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: SuperLimão Studio The client purchased a deteriorated townhouse where she would live alone. The refurbishment project should adapt the house for the needs of the future resident. For this, the usual order of a residential program was reversed, so that the ground floor area is the private area and upstairs is the social area.  Image Courtesy © Maíra Acayaba
 Image Courtesy © Maíra Acayaba The door can be opened in two ways, for pedestrians or motorcycle, since the original home entry was turned into a small garage. Beside this are the private rooms: bedroom, closet and bathroom. The lattices on the facade in conjunction with the zenith opening created between the bedroom and the bathroom, where there is a small garden, allows natural light to enter and cross ventilation.  Image Courtesy © Maíra Acayaba  Image Courtesy © Maíra Acayaba The living room and the kitchen are on the upper floor, where there is also an external area made of ‘orsometal’ floor to allow the passage of light to the lower level and having a micro laundry, which functions as a cabinet and can be completely closed.  Image Courtesy © Maíra Acayaba  Image Courtesy © Maíra Acayaba The prospect of the design was set to bring amplitude to the narrow house, opening the interior to the street and the garden in the rear area. Situated in an area full of trees and having open views to the horizon, two window frames has been built – in the front and back sides of the second level -‐ to allow visual permeability, natural light and the presence of the trees inside the house. On the front, the wooden frame is extended becoming a seat place for contemplation.  Image Courtesy © Maíra Acayaba  Image Courtesy © Maíra Acayaba Also in the second level, chopped bricks contrasts with the new intervention and the colors adopted in furniture creating a consistent dialogue between the old and the new.  Image Courtesy © Maíra Acayaba  Image Courtesy © Maíra Acayaba The roof has been removed and a terrace is made with wall panel -‐ supported by a new structure -‐ which was waterproofed and received a new floor, conforming an outdoor living space that previously did not exist in the original house.  Image Courtesy © SuperLimão Studio  Image Courtesy © SuperLimão Studio  Image Courtesy © SuperLimão Studio  Image Courtesy © SuperLimão Studio
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