Brazilian studio KS Arquitetos has designed a home in Porto Alegre that is elevated on stilts so that it peers over the treetops and out onto Lake Guaíba.
Mirador House was built on a steep slope overlooking Lake Guaíba, a waterway in southern Brazil.
Mirador House overlooks Brazil's Lake Guaíba
To accommodate this terrain, KS Arquitetos built the house on steel stilts.
"The concept of Mirador House arises from the idea of a house that floats at the level of the top of the surrounding trees," said the studio, which is based locally.
The property was built on stilts above a concrete music rehearsal studio
Two volumes form the narrow house and are connected by an elevated catwalk for convenience.
The first, closest to the street, contains the garage above a storage room, while the other contains the resident's living spaces. Altogether, the house encompasses 850 square metres. A black steel staircase leads to the main living space
A long ramp leads down two levels from the street onto a covered patio envisioned as the home's main outdoor gathering space.
"This route leads first to the atrium, a large space under the social area which reveals an incredible view," said KS Arquitetos. "From there it is possible to access the house, or continue down through the trees towards a secret beach, where a strip of sand and rocks touch the Guaíba."
Mirador House features an open-concept kitchen
A black steel staircase leads from this covered area into an...