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Rainforest House

Rainforest House
© Joana França

RAINFOREST HOUSE

Arena Arquitetura

CATEGORY
Houses

LOCATION
Manaos, Brazil

AREA
260 m²

YEAR
2016

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Muna Hussami Hauache

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Jacuzzi, Albacete, Amazon Lajes, Amazon Temper, Amazon cabos, Arquitetura da Terra, Blindex, Brasilit, Deca, Docol, Eletromar, Incepa, International Tintas, Konkrex, Lorenzetti, Midea Carrier, Prosonda Fundações, Reicon construtora, Roca, Soprano, Stam, Suvinil, Taschibra, Tigre, Trimble, Vidraçaria Rios-7

ARQUITETO ASSISTENTE
Rouse Carmo

LANDSCAPE
Muna Hauache

ENGINEERING
Silvan Borges de Oliveira - Engenheiro Civil (cálculo estrutural)

© Joana França
Rainforest House
© Joana França

Text description provided by architect.

This home is located in a residential condominium in Manaus, in the Tarumã neighborhood where there are several native forest areas, springs of streams and many wild animals.

Rainforest House
© Joana França
Rainforest House
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The land the house is built upon holds a fragment of the lush Amazon Forest, in the middle of the urban area, and is 25 km away from the international airport. The slope between front and bottom of 1.40m on a slope to the bottom of the lot.

The main priority of the project is to take advantage of the landscape’s potential through preserving the original forest by not making the soil waterproof, using natural light and ventilation by finding the right spots.

The construction process was cautious and care was taken not to damage roots and even have trees growing across the living room!

Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
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The choice for a metallic structure would impact as little as possible since it is prefabricated and made under measure, therefore no use of earthwork machines or felling of adult trees was needed.

Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
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The ground level is 1 (one) meter or more above the natural terrain, rising to a “stilt house”. The building occupies the center of the site where there was a glade and faces the street southwest.

Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
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Wind predominantly blows from east to west. The microclimate is fresh with temperatures varying between 22°C and 34°C throughout the year with an average relative humidity of 90%.

Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
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Biophily And Habitability. Diverse branches and leaves work as external windshield curtains for all the openings that in turn are “Front Stage” of the Grand Opera of nature that presents its oxygen, perfumes and blue butterflies.

Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
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Life in this dome, under the canopies of centuries-old trees, so close to the vegetal textures, surrounded by the light and shadow of the moving foliage, to the sound of countless animals of the forest become unique qualifications of the indoor spaces created.

Such pre-existing resources have the priceless value of time and the vital energy of nature.

Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
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Detail: The Staircaselike. Like a semi-spiral, the panoramic staircase accesses the upper level of the bedrooms and the terrace, up to the high tops of the trees.

It is a viewpoint that promises an experience of close proximity to the trunks of the trees that surround it.

Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
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Metal Parts Recycling. The central axis of the spiral part of the staircase (2 metallic tubes of 16cm in diameter) were acquired in a metal recycling depot from the industrial district of Manaus. To cover the stair tower, part of an old steel channeling with a diameter of 2.60m was used.

The English steel structures of historic buildings in Manaus have been in the architect's visual repertoire since her childhood.

Detail: Furniture. Some of furniture were exclusively designed. Countertop for painted steel structure and angelim wood washbasin.

Rainforest House
© Joana França
Rainforest House
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Rainforest House
© Joana França

Terrace. It is a deck 80 cm over the roof slab that collects the rainwater to be stored. The sky's the limit!


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