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House in Aldeia da Serra

House in Aldeia da Serra
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HOUSE IN ALDEIA DA SERRA

MMBB Arquitetos + SPBR

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Ibsen Pulleo Uvo

AUTHORS
Angelo Bucci, Fernando De Mello, Franco Marta Moreira, Milton Braga

DESIGN TEAM
Anna Helena Vilella, Eduardo Ferroni, Maria Júlia Herklotz, André Drummond

CONSTRUCTOR
Paulo Balugoli Nelson Cabeli

AREA
750.0 m²

YEAR
2002

LOCATION
Santana De Parnaíba, Brazil

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The site’s topography has a 20% slope, which means exactly 8 m difference between lowest and highest points.

House in Aldeia da Serra
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House in Aldeia da Serra
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A 16 m square-shaped house was spotted in a single store above the inclined topography.

In such a way that it results in two equal additional useful spaces: under and over it, like a yard in the shadow and another one in the sun, places to stay outdoor either in a rainy or a sunny day.

House in Aldeia da Serra
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House in Aldeia da Serra
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Due to the slope, from any of the three levels we can always reach the ground at the same level, even on the roof we can cross a bridge and find the ground level again.

The house structure rests on four columns. The two waffles slabs — 50 cm high including all the beams that stand each 90 cm — were made by casting premixed concrete on plastic mold.

House in Aldeia da Serra
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House in Aldeia da Serra
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Although the structure construction has been done on spot, its process is very industrialized.

The house’s roof has a 20 cm depth pool as a reflecting pool. The water was poured when the slab had just been cast avoiding cracks due to the heating during the cure process.

House in Aldeia da Serra
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House in Aldeia da Serra
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Also by keeping the water we also avoid cricks from sudden variation of temperature.

By this way the concrete become impermeable by itself, it means free from membrane and thermal insulation.

The external walls are made in concrete and they have only 5 cm of thickness.

House in Aldeia da Serra
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House in Aldeia da Serra
© Nelson Kon

Then, to improve its thermal performance we had to protect them with a second layer, made with pre-cast panels out of pressed wood and cement.

The side windows were made with tempered glass without frameworks.

House in Aldeia da Serra
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House in Aldeia da Serra
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They are like a guillotine balanced with a counterweight hidden between the panel and the wall of concrete.

House in Aldeia da Serra
© Nelson Kon
House in Aldeia da Serra
© Nelson Kon


House in Aldeia da Serra
© Nelson Kon
House in Aldeia da Serra
© Nelson Kon
House in Aldeia da Serra
© Nelson Kon
House in Aldeia da Serra
© Nelson Kon



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