Sumaré House
SUMARÉ HOUSE
Isay Weinfeld
ARCHITECTS
Isay Weinfeld
ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Isay Weinfeld
COLLABOTATOR
Domingos Pascali
PROJECT MANAGER
Monica Cappa Santoni
DESIGN TEAM
Juliana Scalizi, Elisa Canjani, Ilza fujimura, Marina cappochi, Juliana Garcia, Leandro Garcia, Gustavo Benthien, Priscila Araújo, Fábio Rudnik
YEAR
2007
LOCATION
Sao Paulo , Brazil
CATEGORY
Houses
Text description provided by architect.
Isay Weinfeld Arquitecto designed the Sumaré house, in São Paulo, for a graphic designer who desired a “spacious house, where she could work, exercise, entertain friends and, of course, live in.”
Due to height restriction laws, the building could not exceed 2 floors, thus an underground floor was needed for the caretaker’s quarters and the atelier.
Both spaces open to a lawn so the feeling of being underground is forgotten. On the middle floor, a few steps above street level, a sitting and dinning room open to a larger lawn.
In the living room, a long étagère displays the owner's collection, ranging from works of art to design and vintage objects.
The home also includes a swimming pool and a dance floor for the designer to practice ballet routines, in addition to entertaining areas, two bedrooms and all other rooms suitable to a residence.
For her private bedroom, the space is enclosed only by a screen of pre-cast concrete blocks, allowing the designer to see the city skyline in the distance. On the top level, a spacious wooden deck provides ample room for an outdoor entertaining area.
