This house represents a very common situation in São Paulo, a long and narrow ground [5.6x30.0m], with only the front elevation free of interference of the buildings around it.

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Architects: Terra e Tuma

Location: Lapa, São Paulo, Brazil

Authors: Danilo Terra, Pedro Tuma, Fernanda Sakano

Structure: Megalos Engenharia

Landscape: Gabriella Ornaghi Arquitetura da Paisagem

Area: 170.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Nelson Kon

© Nelson Kon

This house represents a very common situation in São Paulo, a long and narrow ground [5.6x30.0m], with only the front elevation free of interference of the buildings around it.
© Nelson Kon

The challenge increased from the moment that we had to meet an extensive program for this area, which led us to maximum occupancy allowed, 170m2.

Plan

Plan

With the value of land ever higher, reaching a solution that meets twice the ideal area for small plots like this has been our work and of many other architects who seek to propose good projects for its clients, for themselves and for the city.

© Nelson Kon

Considering the inevitable verticalization of its neighbors, all of them glued at the boundaries, the first step was to reverse the facades, think the project "insid...