Mulungu House

Mulungu House
© Federico Cairoli

MULUNGU HOUSE

Mariana Meneguetti, Venta Arquitetos

ARCHITECTS
Mariana Meneguetti, Venta Arquitetos

ENGINEERING
Teto Engenharia

AREA
180 m²

PHOTOGRAPHS
Federico Cairoli

DESIGN TEAM
Gregório Rosenbusch, Mariana Meneguetti

LANDSCAPE
Embya

MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Sika, Lafarge Holcim, Amanco, Cecrisa, Deca, Fabrimar, Gerdau, La Fonte, Ladrilhos Petrópolis, Tigre, Tramontina

CATEGORY
Houses

LOCATION
Petrópolis, Brazil

YEAR
2018

Text description provided by architect.

The house takes its name from the Mulungu tree (Erythrina Mulungu) that we found on the site. 

Mulungu House
© Federico Cairoli
Mulungu House
© Federico Cairoli

The crystals on the three fronts that face the central courtyard multiply the reflection of the trunk, the sky, and the stems.

The paths around the house also multiply in spirals, in a succession of patios: the ground floor, the central patio and the free space.

Mulungu House
© Federico Cairoli
Mulungu House
© Federico Cairoli

Red ceramic bricks form the ground floor, ground walls and raised walls; bricks in closed and semi-open planes, where the wind passes.

Mulungu House
© Federico Cairoli
Mulungu House
© Federico Cairoli


Mulungu House
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Mulungu House
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Mulungu House
© Federico Cairoli


Mulungu House
© Federico Cairoli
Mulungu House
© Federico Cairoli
Mulungu House
© Federico Cairoli
Mulungu House
© Federico Cairoli
Mulungu House
© Federico Cairoli
Mulungu House
© Federico Cairoli


Mulungu House
Site Plan
Mulungu House
Ground Floor Plan
Mulungu House
First Floor Plan
Mulungu House
Roof Plan


Mulungu House
Section
Mulungu House
Section


Mulungu House
Facade
Mulungu House
Facade


Mulungu House
Detail