The site?s topography has a 20% slope, which means exactly 8 m difference between lowest and highest points. A 16 m square-shaped house was spotted in a single store above the inclined topography. In such a way that it results in two equal additional useful spaces: under and over it, like a yard in the shadow and another one in the sun, places to stay outdoor either in a rainy or a sunny day. Due to the slope, from any of the three levels we can always reach the ground at the same level, even on the roof we can cross a bridge and find the ground level again.

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Architects: MMBB Arquitetos, SPBR Arquitetos

Location: Aldeia da Serra, Santana de Parnaíba - SP, Brazil
Authors: Angelo Bucci, Fernando de Mello, Franco Marta Moreira, Milton Braga

Design Team: Anna Helena Vilella, Eduardo Ferroni, Maria Júlia Herklotz, André Drummond

Area: 750.0 sqm

Project Year: 2002

Photographs: Nelson Kon

Structural Engineer: Ibsen Pulleo Uvo

Constructor: Paulo Balugoli Nelson Cabeli

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The site?s topography has a 20% slope, which means exactly 8 m difference between lowest and highest points. A 16 m square-shaped house was spotted in a single store above the inclined topography. In such a way that it results in two equal additional useful spaces: ...