Studio MK27

Toblerone House

Toblerone House
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TOBLERONE HOUSE

Diana Radomysler + Studio MK27 - Marcio Kogan

ARCHITECTS
Diana Radomysler, Studio MK27 - Marcio Kogan

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Marcio Kogan

MANUFACTURERS
Focus

INTERIOR DESIGN
Diana Radomysler

STRUCTURE ENGINEER
Eng. Gilberto Pinto Rodrigues

CONTRACTOR
lock engenharia, Eng. Marcello Pessoa, Eng Eduardo Menezes, Arch. Gustavo Berard

STUDIO TEAM
Andrea Macruz, Eduardo Glycerio , Gabriel Kogan, Lair Reis , Maria Cristina Motta, Manoela Verga, Renata Furlanetto , Samanta Cafardo, Suzana Glogowski

PHOTOGRAPHS
Nelson Kon

AREA
590 m²

YEAR
2011

LOCATION
São Paulo, Brazil

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The basic concept of the Toblerone House can be described as a unique image: a free first floor with large sliding glass doors which support a wooden box delimited by concrete beams.

Toblerone House
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Toblerone House
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The first floor houses the collective program, with living room, utilities and kitchen. On the second floor are the three bedrooms, the den and a home theater.

The conceptual and programmatic simplicity of the house joins a structural simplicity: a 14-pillared grid, organized in two lines, support the construction. All of the pillars are exposed with a rounded format.

Toblerone House
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Toblerone House
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When the doorframes of the first floor are open, the living room becomes a free floor, totally open to the gardens – a house on pilotis.

The simple architectural concept reminds of the Domino corbusian system, a type of manifestation about the free structure.

Toblerone House
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Toblerone House
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The shape of the land allowed for a longitudinal implanting of the house with spatial permeability between the two extreme areas, with a loose canopy in the garden.

The apparent architectural simplicity ends up revealing complex spaces. The veranda, which extends from the living room, becomes a central living space, with an external fireplace.

Toblerone House
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Toblerone House
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The office, integrated to the living room, is delimited by a stand, free from any other element.

This office is connected with the back patio, which has beautiful jabuticabeiras. On the second floor, the master bedroom and bathroom open to a beam – the roof of the veranda – and look out over the treetops that perfume the beam of the first floor.

The wood establishes a dialogue with the other raw material, such as the concrete, and is used as a sun filter for the bedrooms.

Toblerone House
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Toblerone House
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Each piece of this brise-soleil has a triangular shape and was fixed to folding doors, able to be kept open according to the needs of the users. On the ground floor, cross-ventilation allows for excellent thermal comfort.

The simplicity of Toblerone House surpasses the organization of the house, the solutions for environmental comfort, or even in the everyday use by the inhabitants, little surprises complete the architecture.

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Studio MK27
T +55 11 30813522
Studio MK27
Alameda Tietê, 505 - Jardim Paulista, São Paulo - SP, 01417-020, Brazil