Fran Silvestre Arquitectos

House in Río de Janeiro

House in Río de Janeiro

HOUSE IN RÍO DE JANEIRO

Fran Silvestre Arquitectos

STATUS
Concept

LOCATION
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

CATEGORY
Residential › Private House

Located on a hillside near the Itanhangá golf course in Rio de Janeiro, the house is composed of two volumes that are jointly deposited on the ground.

Each of these elements rests on a band that supports it, deposited on each other they liberate the corner which facilitates the construction making the minimum possible earth movement and characterizing the building.

House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro

The point of contact between both pieces incorporates the communication core.

The ground floor with the day area rises above the adjacent houses.

Being a passing space, it opens the area of ​​the pool that is located in a kind of inner courtyard and the cantilever of this element generates a sort of covered garden.

House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro

On the upper floor the studios and rooms enjoy the landscape of Rio, while the access corridor opens to the backyard, facilitating cross ventilation.

Two passing spaces arranged differently, take advantage of the best qualities of its privileged environment.

The relationship between this volume and the lower one forms a covered shaded area, desirable in the pool level which in turn allows to define the access to the house.

House in Río de Janeiro


House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro


House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro


House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro


House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro


House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro
House in Río de Janeiro

Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
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Fran Silvestre Arquitectos
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