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Vila Rica House

Vila Rica House
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VILA RICA HOUSE

BLOCO Arquitetos

ARCHITECTS
BLOCO Arquitetos

AUTHORS
Daniel Mangabeira, Henrique Coutinho e Matheus Seco

MANUFACTURERS
Cleimar Marcenaria, Marmoraria Alvorada, Talentus Esquadrias

LANDSCAPING
Mariana Siqueira e Jardins do Cerrado

COLLABORATOR
Victor Machado, Marina Lira

STRUCTURAL PROJECT
André Torres

INSTALLATIONS
Victor Silvério

CONTRACTOR
Gilmar Guimarães

PHOTOGRAPHS
Haruo Mikami

AREA
400 m²

YEAR
2017

LOCATION
Brasilia, Brazil

CATEGORY
Houses

Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami

Text description provided by architect.

The project is located in a rural area, 40km away from the city center of Brasília.

Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami

The topography has a slight downward slope towards the back of the lot, where a valley with native vegetation dominates the view.

The program was distributed in two perpendicular pavilions positioned on slightly different levels.

Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami

Both pavilions are slightly elevated from the ground for two main reasons: to allow the preservation of the existing topography and to prevent small animals such as insects and lizards, from entering the house.

The swimming pool is located in a third plateau that was positioned on a lower level.

Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami

The first pavilion is where the living room, veranda, garage and other services are located.

The second pavilion, close to the swimming pool, houses the bedrooms. Two open elevated walkways connect both pavillions.

Vila Rica House
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Vila Rica House
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The idea was to maximize the direct contact with the local weather conditions such as wind, smell and sound during the daily use of the house.

All the construction materials were chosen based on two main premises: they should age well under the natural weather conditions wherever needed without the need for constant maintenance and they should never “hide” their “natural” appearance under layers of plaster or paint.

Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami

Exposed concrete was used in the structure and fixed furniture such as the dining table, benches, wood-fired oven and the shelves.Polished concrete was used for the internal floors.

Only one type of sandblasted natural stone was used in all external floors, including inside the swimming pool.

Vila Rica House
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Vila Rica House
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Vila Rica House
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One type of plywood was used in parts of the furniture, combined with pieces of bespoke ironwork.

A single layer of 12cm thick solid ceramic bricks was used to build all the walls, thus the structural columns are never embedded inside the partitions.

The mild temperatures of the local weather allowed us to dismiss any extra insulation.

Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
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Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami

The local labor had extensive knowledge for building the brickwork, however, it didn’t have any previous experience in building exposed concrete.

Therefore, instead of trying to achieve a smooth finishing for the concrete, we decided to assume all the imperfections that were inherent to the building process.

Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
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Marks left by the timber shuttering were not sanded away and minor defects were not corrected.

All the bathrooms have roofless internal gardens that allow natural light and ventilation.

Vila Rica House
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Vila Rica House
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A brickwork lattice covers two levels of a concrete structure that works as water tower, creating room for the water heating equipment underneath it.

The landscape design aims to restore many specimens from the original landscape of Brazilian Savannah.

Vila Rica House
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Vila Rica House
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Vila Rica House
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Vila Rica House
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Vila Rica House
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Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami


Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami


Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami
Vila Rica House
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Vila Rica House
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Vila Rica House
© Haruo Mikami


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