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Sumit Singhal
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.

Casa Praia Vermelha in São Paulo, Brazil by nitsche arquitetos

 
March 27th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: nitsche arquitetos

The challenge was to build at a hill of unspoilt native forest on one of the most beautiful beaches of the São Paulo’ coast. The house is a suspended structure, made of prefabricated laminated timber (glulam), supported by six pillars and anchored in the ground by the concrete platform of the pool. The ground floor platform that is sheltered by the main volume arrival with space for vehicles, a deposit, a bathroom of service, an technical area. Everything else happens on the upper level, which consists on a large suspended platform, composed of eight rectangular modules of 3,40m x 5,70m. Next to the hill is the pool and the solarium extension made in concrete. A large linear balcony stands in front of the whole room.

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  • Architects: nitsche arquitetos
  • Project: Casa Praia Vermelha
  • Location: Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Photography: André Scarpa, Cacá Bratke
  • Software used: Autodesk, Autocad, SketchUp Pro
  • Author: Lua Nitsche, Pedro Nitsche
  • Project Coodinator: André Scarpa
  • Collaborator: Rodrigo Tamburus
  • Completion Year: 2016

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The house interior have the shape of a large square composed of 8 rectangular modules. 4 modules form the continuous space of the conviviality; with living room, tv room and kitchen. Another four modules define four equal sized bedrooms that face the front garden and the street. Each bedroom has a protective screen  The division of these spaces happens with a large suspended furniture of wood. This double-sided shelf serves both the bedrooms and the living room. Thermo-acoustic metal cover and translucid alveolar polycarbonate roof tile cover and envelop the house like a shell.

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Image Courtesy © André Scarpa

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Image Courtesy © Cacá Bratke

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Categories: Autocad, Autodesk, House, Residential, SketchUp




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