Wave House

Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti

WAVE HOUSE

Mareines Arquitetura

LOCATION
Joatinga, Brazil

CATEGORY
Houses

AREA
1000 m²

YEAR
2016

PHOTOGRAPHS
Leonardo Finotti

Text description provided by architect.

This residence floats high above the Atlantic Ocean from a granite monolith between the busy neighborhoods of São Conrado and Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. A peculiarity of this narrow plot is its southern orientation.

Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti

We decided to extend the house to both neighbors’ huge walls in order to erase them. There will be immense ocean views, like from a ship.

There are no traces of land to either sides of the house. Just the sky, the sea, and waves splashing against the rocks beneath.

An undulating roof evokes the marine movement and creates operable glass openings that will control the admittance of light and air trough automation.

Different wind directions, sun angles and temperatures will determine necessary adjustments to guarantee thermal comfort in a passive way.

Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti


Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti
Wave House
© Leonardo Finotti


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First Floor Plan
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Second Floor Plan
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Third Floor Plan
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Fourth Floor Plan


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