Santo António do Pinhal Residence, Mantiqueira House, Brazilian Architecture, São Paulo Real Estate, SP Property
Santo António do Pinhal Residence in São Paulo
3 Jun 2021
Santo António do Pinhal Residence
Architect: Gui Paoliello Arquiteto
Location: Serra da Mantiqueira, SP, Brasil, South America

The Santo António do Pinhal House, with a total area of 740 sqm, is located in the Serra da Mantiqueira, a highland region in São Paulo countryside. The actual plot is the result of the union of three individual plots and presents an irregular shape and rugged topography, with about 14 meters of difference between the highest and lowest point of the lot.

As the client’s requirements were extensive, the solution of dividing the house into different modules was combined with the terrain conditions and sought to avoid resulting in a large-scale volume. By distributing the modules around the leisure area and the pool, these were located at different levels in order to reduce the interference in the original topography and, at the same time, created multiple paths and connections between them.
The circulation areas assume great importance in the concept of the project, resulting in various views of the mountainous region, and are presented in different architectural solutions: external and internal connections, through stairs, walkways and paths in the garden. Besides that, the implementation of the residence in multiple modules allows the house also to be used in a ...