Brazilian architecture studio DB Arquitetos has completed a holiday home surrounded by a wooden screen in a forested site outside of São Paulo, Brazil.
Known as Casa VJC Iporanga, the 660-square-metre summer retreat is located in a residential condominium complex in Guarujá, roughly 100 kilometers southeast of São Paulo on the Atlantic coast.
DB Arquitetos and Marina Salles completed the holiday home on a forested site in Brazil
The home was completed in 2023 by the Brazilian team of DB Arquitectos, which is lead by architect David Basto, and Marina Salles Arquitectura e Interiores, which previously renovated the interior of the client's primary residence in downtown São Paulo.
The five-level house is delicately stacked along a steep slope in a densely vegetated site. The five-level house is delicately stacked along a steep slope
"An invitation to immersion, the proposal takes advantage of the double layer that surrounds the residence, from the palette of natural materials applied to the base, to the canopy of trees ? alluding to a treehouse ? suggesting a shelter," the team told Dezeen.
"A pause to urban frenzy, this is the ideal place to slow down, emphasising the calm lifestyle."
Private sleeping areas feature on the lower floors
The lower floors contain private sleeping areas, surrounded through openings by the plants outside; meanwhile, the upper floors hold the social spaces, which look out to the treetops and coastal landscape.
The two-tiered ...