This house, set on a steep slope covered with typical Brazilian savanna vegetation, is located in front of a preserved area facing mountain views. Its location strategy, longitudinal to the terrain’s contour lines, is defined by the extensive cover concrete slab, which is fluidly inserted according to the specific needs of the program and the terrain.
Designed to be a low-cost house, but with refined rooms and concepts regarding the distribution of spatial functions and visual aspects, the Casa Bloco was conceived as a single-story residence from an oriental bias. The use of concrete blocks and wood, without external coating, exposed crudely in essence, are part of the compositional intention of the house.
The whole project was conceived with sophisticated yet simple solutions, easy execution and monitoring at the construction site.The house forms itself around an inner courtyard, carefully designed to create a contemplative environment. It was composed with ornamental plants, a koi pond and a green wall made with steel cables over the concrete blocks, where the vegetation settles in a simple and natural way. A barbecue and a balcony make up the leisure area that connects with the courtyard, creating an open space for living and well-being.
Despite the large offer of apartments in Brasilia, few of them offer versatile plans adapted to a contemporary way of living. The couple, Juliana and Alison, sought out CoDA to transform their apartment into a more cozy and functional space.
The couple’s demands included a desire to expand their family in the future and to have a more stylish apartment. Among the favorite activities was the taste for cooking and receiving friends. From the beginning, the idea was to divide the space into two clear areas, the social, as integrated as possible, and the intimate, with the couple’s suite, the baby’s room and an office, occasionally transformed into a guest room.
Flipê, designed by the Brazilian architects partners Gabriela Mestriner and Natalia Minas, was born from the desire to assume a meaning about their production. A young office, made up of a team, set. We know the importance of the whole, that nothing alone has a complete result, and we bring this vision to our creations.
Our own language and personality is the starting point for any project, but we believe is it only complete once you find the customer, the use and the experience in space.
The architecture is created to meet the spatial needs of those who inhabit, so we must create spaces not only to supply them, but atmospheres to experience, where you can project personalities, modify it, belong to each other.
Located in the countryside of Campinas, Brazil, the residence stands on the site as a glider that is just about to touchdown.
Surrounded by a preserved forest, the house is designed with steel structure to minimize construction impact on the environment.
The use of wide openings allows nature to enter, stretching the boundaries of the built space. Extended glass surface brings an extra dimension by reflecting the outside during the day and inside at night.
Studio dLux was invited by Centro Educacional Pioneiro to elaborate a new project for them. The school was looking for a space innovation. The rooms selected to the renovation were: the teacher’s room, technology room and the library.
The teachers had the necessity of a bigger room to rest during the class breaks and to prepare the activities for the students. With the room expansion, there was space to add more work stations, including an “L” shaped desk and a shared desk for eight people. A chill-out area was also created, with a small kitchen and storage furniture.
Juris Correspondente’s head office in Belo Horizonte is located on top of an old building in the central area of Belo Horizonte and has a spectacular 360 degree view of the city. From the top of this building, its privileged position allows seeing several important points of the city, such as the Serra do Curral, the Municipal Park, the City Center with its blind gables graffiti, the Santa Tereza neighborhood, as well as emblematic postmodern buildings.
110 sqm apartment renovation, off-plan purchase at Cayowaa Street, Sumare’s neighborhood, Sao Paulo. The main alteration to the plan consisted of integrating the living space, kitchen, and terrace. The tile floor finish, which refers to the imagery of outdoor yards / patios, comes into the apartment and defines the juncture of these spaces. The hanging cabinet / partition defines the apartment’s circulation with a mid-opacity frosted glass, to blur out the activities from the adjacent space. At the dining room side, it serves as a sideboard for trays, dishes, and cupboards, while concurrently supporting the TV and other hardware at the living side. A suspended panel at the bedroom was proposed to part the closet space while also providing a sideboard for the bed.
“The unconventional shape of the building land plus the required six-meter strip retreat along to the street guided the project implementation. The house was designed from clear volumes, natural materials, seeking cross ventilation, natural lighting and a delicate fit into the building site. Designed for a young couple and their children, the project’s premise was to guarantee full visual domain. The house develops around a central courtyard connecting the three well-defined wings: service, social and intimate, which all open completely to the central courtyard, allowing the house to be fully connected. Wooden brises and glass panels allow optional isolation and privacy when desired.
The highlight of the EP House is the well-defined and balanced use of geometric forms. The wide spaces are visually connected and they are all opened to the exuberant nature of its surroundings. Built to be a family weekend house, it provides a privileged view of a dense forest and a large lake.
The straight lines of the architecture stay in constant contrast to the organic and fluid vegetation. With a simple, yet ellegant, visual solution the house is organized in two large block. The ground one is formed by an imposing concrete structure that frames and supports the upper block, which is completely built in metallic structure, bringing lightness and balance to the house.