Atelier House at Charlote Village

Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok

ATELIER HOUSE AT CHARLOTE VILLAGE

GrupoDEArquitetura

FOUDATIONS
Soenvil

ELETRIC
Alexsandro Rafael

STRUCTURE AND HYDRAULIC
Amaro dos Santos

LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Vitória Regia Garden

LIGHTING AND INTERIOR DESIGN
GrupoDEArquitetura

TEAM
Lana Mika Ota / Vinicio Borges

MANUFACTURERS
Fissare Móveis e Design, Neorex, Regional Telhas, Tremar

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Cristiana Pasquini

PHOTOGRAPHS
Pedro Kok

AREA
220 m²

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
São Paulo, Brazil

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The Atelier House at Charlote Village, affectionately called by the working group as “warehouse”.

The building is settled in an unusual site at Presidente Prudente city, whose dimensions are 7.00 x 21.00m, what has been taking place in the surrounding neighborhoods to the downtown area as a quick response to the high price of the land.

Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok
Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok
Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok

In addition to lots of smaller measures, the site has undergone a gradual change of use. The primary residential use has been slowly dissipated by the insertion of sheds for general services.

The desertification and depletion processes originated by these changes are the main causes of the neighbors’ (mostly elderly people nowadays) stress and insecurity.

Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok
Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok

By preserving part of its residential occupation, the neighborhood still has some urban experience.

The choice of the site for constructing the mixed-use building comes from this aspect: at the same time it is inserted in a centralized zone, its residential use adds forces to the attempt of maintaining the urban experience and occupation, which are vital for the public space and city’s quality of life.

Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok
Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok

The program resolves itself in 220m², sheltering an atelier and a house. The building has 3 meters not mandatory front setback that provides a small urban gentleness.

It enables a transition zone between the public and private space, offering to passers-by a staying area. A house without gates is an invitation to sidewalk meetings!

Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok
Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok

On its sides, the building touches both lateral boundaries, solving lighting and ventilation with a zenith opening that runs along its longitudinal axis.

The project has a volume that contains all hydraulic installation, circulation and services, which serves the two floors: on the ground level, bathrooms and stairs; on the upper-level, kitchen, services and bathrooms.

Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok
Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok

A technical slab crowns this area and provides support for the necessary equipment. Another loose volume on the upper-level shelters the intimate area of the house.

The masonry structure of concrete blocks is apparent. A massive slab, retreated from the lateral boundary, bears the residence and allows zenithal lighting.

Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok
Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok

This lighting not only brightens the house, but also touches the ground level.

In the upper-level, the front and the back closures are composed by hollowed elements resting on a metal beam. It makes the mooring of the building, allowing an entrance of lighting and cross-ventilation in its interior.

Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok
Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok

The beam, in the back, is placed below the level of the slab, playing the role of a brise-soleil that protects from the northwest sun. Ahead of the building, the southeast sun draws the walls with its colored lights filtered by cobogós.


Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok
Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok
Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok
Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok


Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok
Atelier House at Charlote Village
© Pedro Kok


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