Baixo Shelter

Baixo Shelter

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Baixo Shelter
© Rafael Salim

ARCHITECTS
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STRUCTURAL STUDIES
Rodrigo Affonso

CONSTRUCTION
Alex e Aleandro Souza da Silva

PROJECT TEAM
Pedro Varella, Caio Calafate, André Cavendish, Ingrid Colares, Antonio Machado

LIGHTING DESIGN
Maneco Quinderé

PHOTOGRAPHS
Rafael Salim

AREA
70 m²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Petrópolis, Brazil

CATEGORY
Houses

Baixo Shelter
© Rafael Salim
Baixo Shelter
© Rafael Salim

Text description provided by architect.

The “Abrigo Baixo” is part of 3 projected buildings on a site in the valley of the vines, region of Rio de Janeiro: “Pavilhão” (the first to be constructed, in 2016), “Abrigo Alto” and “Abrigo Baixo” planned in 2019 and finalized in 2022.

Each of them has 30m2 of interior area and has a space reserved for sleep - closed off with a light curtain - a room connected to the front deck, a small kitchen, and a fully equipped bathroom.

The valley shelters follow the same construction system and layouts: spans of 3 and 5 meters with supports ranging from pillars in wood to ceramic masonry walls. The solid wood framework supports the roof in thermo-acoustic trapezoidal tile panels, which lean over to form eaves of up to 1.80 m.

Baixo Shelter
© Rafael Salim
Baixo Shelter
© Rafael Salim

In more controlled environments (bedrooms and bathrooms) a thin slab of reinforced concrete works as a ceiling, creating a double layer of insulation from the outside.

In the section that overlooks the valley, the “Abrigo Baixo” is closed by a panel of plywood panels that open at two different heights, referring to the traditional system of farm doors.

Baixo Shelter
© Rafael Salim


Baixo Shelter
© Rafael Salim
Baixo Shelter
© Rafael Salim
Baixo Shelter
© Rafael Salim


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