Studio Arthur Casas

Four Houses In Baleia

Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

FOUR HOUSES IN BALEIA

Studio Arthur Casas

CONSULTANTS
Gil Fialho (Landscape); Lab Luz (Lightning)

MANUFACTURERS
By Kamy, Lumini, Nina Martinelli, Palimanan, Pantanal, Parque SP, Snaldi, kitchens

CONTRACTOR
Gd8 Engenharia

AREA
2340 m²

YEAR
2012

LOCATION
Praia Da Baleia, Brazil

CATEGORY
Housing

Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Text description provided by architect.

Four houses in front of Baleia Beach, on the northern coast of São Paulo.

Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

As a weekend house all the ground floor spaces are connected to promote social interaction, a patio increases the spatiality of the house, bringing diagonal views and light.

To assure privacy the houses are slightly unaligned. Though the houses are very close to each other, vertical gardens are used on the blind walls of the neighbors, attenuating the effect of proximity.

Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Large glass panels slide completely outside the house, erasing the boundaries between the interior and the landscape.

In front of each terrace there’s a swimming pool with a Jacuzzi, and a sauna on the basement.

Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

A barbecue space is in retreat of the terrace, contiguous to the living room.

The stairs are bathed in natural light in all the three floors, a glass wall used as partition.

Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

On the first floor hosts and guests are separated by a bridge next to the patio, the master bedroom with a generous view of the sea.

Each bathroom has natural light brought by zenithal openings.

The second floor has a home theater and a sunbathing deck above the master bedroom.

Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The cross section of the house stimulates natural ventilation, avoiding the use of air conditioning during summer.

All the materials bring a warm sensation to the spaces, as the brick of the façades, natural fibers of the carpets or the wood flooring of the upper floors.

We also did the interior design of one of the houses.

Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The furniture is mainly composed by vintage Brazilian pieces, as the Mole armchair by Sérgio Rodrigues.

The studio designed the table and the large bench of the living room.

Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The client is an art collector, with pictures by Leonardo Kossoy , a painting by Christian Lemmerz and some pieces of popular Brazilian craftsmanship.

Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The landscape design was thought to use luxuriant tropical plants that protect from the view of the neighbors and accentuate the untouched character of this remote beach.


Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Four Houses In Baleia
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


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Studio Arthur Casas
T +55 11 21827500
Studio Arthur Casas
Rua Itápolis, 818 - Consolação, São Paulo - SP, 01245-000, Brazil