Designed by Jacobsen Arquitetura, The office already was well informed about this terrain: neighboring the FL House, we knew that we needed to exploit the front of the lot overlooking the orange tree grove; and the back, with the dense native Atlantic Forest reserve landscape. In addition to the very similar lots, the two clients were close relatives and shared common desires for their respective homes. Our challenge was to meet the demands of the owners, but proposing completely different languages for the two houses.
photography by © Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
For this house, three rectangular volumes were designed, of different dimensions, slightly misaligned and distant from each other by a 4m wide span. The connection between these three boxes is made by a large, inclined metal cover, which touches only one of the volumes, breaking the stiffness and offering the set a new perspective.
The program was organized in the blocks to take advantage of the best visuals offered by the terrain: the first one is totally occupied by the master suite, through the opening of the windows facing the front of the land; the second block, the largest of them all, houses three spacious en suites on the one side, and, on the other, overlooking the woods, the intimate room, atelier, and spa; in the last volume were placed the kitchen, dishware cupboard, pantry, and the gourmet kitchen. The living and dining rooms emerge from the shade of the sloping roof, delimited by glass panes that when o...