Originally designed by modernist architect Zenon Lotufo in the late 1940s, this house passed through a total renovation and expansion to host the new family and become up to date with contemporary way of living. Initially a ground house with ?butterfly? shaped roof, the construction received a new upper volume, a little outbuilding and the use of the frontal part has been completely redesigned.

© Fran Parente

Architects: Felipe Hess

Location: São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Design Team: Lucas Miilher, Isabela Rosengarten, Natalie Calderini

Area: 800.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Fran Parente , Danilo Zamboni
Construction: Lacaz Broggin

Landscape: Ricardo Vianna

Perspective Drawing: Danilo Zamboni

© Fran Parente

From the architect. Originally designed by modernist architect Zenon Lotufo in the late 1940s, this house passed through a total renovation and expansion to host the new family and become up to date with contemporary way of living. Initially a ground house with ?butterfly? shaped roof, the construction received a new upper volume, a little outbuilding and the use of the frontal part has been completely redesigned.

© Fran Parente

The project aims to elevate the original elements, such as the bicolor wooden floor, the...