Humberto Hermeto Arquitetura

JE House In Nova Lima

JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança

JE HOUSE

Humberto Hermeto

ARCHITECTS
Humberto Hermeto

PHOTOGRAPHS
Jomar Bragança

CATEGORY
Houses

YEAR
2007

AREA
3160 m²

LOCATION
Nova Lima, Brazil

JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança

Text description provided by architect.

In an irregular terrain with 3160 sqm, we needed to incorporate two uses:

JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança
JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança

The first one, a big residence, with five suites, generous living and leisure spaces, in addition to the service dependencies.

The second, a large gallery for the owner, an art enthusiast.

JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança
JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança

The shape of the site, at first glance a complicating factor for its irregular form, guided the project. In the existing vertical gap (10 meters in total), the first action: different uses in different levels.

In the lower level, the gallery, the stereotomic volume. With the need for an air-conditioned closed space, the volume arises from the ground like a big rock, a big platform.

JE House In Nova Lima
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JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança

At the top level, the residence, the tectonic volume. And the second action: to get the most of the existing views, the residence is distributed under a continuous roof (81 meters), constituted by a reinforced concrete portico.

This portico sets the residence´s built volume. And the residence is distributed under the roof, according the needs of each space: access , recreation area, kitchen, living room, bedrooms. The existing views guide the various openings: from every room one sees the mountains.

JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança
JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança

The main entrance is marked by a void at the beginning of the portico. From there, different occupations under the cover create the enclosed areas (sauna, kitchen and bedrooms) and the opened ones (porches). These opened spaces are extended over the gallery coverage through a large deck, a pool and garden areas.

Communication between the various levels of the residence is made by a central core that contains an elevator.

JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança
JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança

It connects directly the first level of the gallery to the residence level. In an intermediate level, it connects the service and garage floor (and the mezzanine of the gallery).

JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança


JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança
JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança
JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança
JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança
JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança
JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança
JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança
JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança
JE House In Nova Lima
© Jomar Bragança


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Humberto Hermeto Arquitetura
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Humberto Hermeto Arquitetura
Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil