Category: Residential
Region: South America
Year: 2007
Location: Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil
FT2 Construction: 19,913 sq ft
FT2 Ground: 21,635 sq ft
Involved Areas: Architecture
Collaborators:
LEGORRETA®
Ricardo Legorreta
Víctor Legorreta
Noé Castro
Miguel Almaraz
Adriana Ciklik
Carlos Vargas C.
Associate Architects:
ArquitectoEjecutivo: Gui Mattos Arquitectura
Consultants:
INTERIOR DESIGN: Claudia Sales
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE: Bonsái Paisanismo
CONTRACTOR Metodo Engenharia
STRUCTURAL DESIGN: Cesar Pereira Lopes
MECHANICAL DESIGN: Técnica Proyectos e Consultoria
PLUMBING DESIGN: Geometrica Engenharia e sistemas
ACOUSTIC DESIGN: Akkerman Projetos Acústicos
LIGHTING DESING: Rodrigo Jardim
Photographer:
Cristiano Mascaro
The site is located on a hill side overlooking the city of Sao Paulo. The project takes advantage of the natural site grading, creating spectacular views and keeping a sense of privacy. The project is divided in 3 levels. All services and car park are on the underground level; pedestrian access from the street is through an open courtyard with native landscape and art that connects with the car park for an everyday use. A stair leads up to the ground floor. The main entry is through a double height gallery as a hall to the public areas on this level such as living room, library, dining room, music room, projection room and kitchen. The gallerys angle opens up to the terrace, exterior dining and pool area. Most of the year this will be the main gathering space of the house. The pool separates the garden from the terrace. A pavilion located in the garden can be used as a den or a guest room. Water is an important element as fountains blend with the pool and link the main structure with the pavilion. Views from the interior spaces on this level were studied to create different environments for each. The stair, towards the upper floor from the gallery, leads to the family room; it has an open terrace overlooking the pool. The roof on this area is an important element of the project as it covers the gallery below and the family room, extending over the terraces on both levels, giving solar protection to the large windows. On the upper floor are placed private and more intimate areas; a bridge over the gallery leads to the master bedroom. The childrens bedrooms are distributed around a long vestibule with a glass roof, adjacent to the family room. The house is broken into different volumes linked by the central higher roof. Special interest has been given to integrate indoor and outdoor spaces and views to the beautiful garden and courtyards.
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