3X4 House

3X4 House
© Mariana Boro

3X4 House

Plareng + Victor Piza

ARCHITECTS
Plareng, Victor Piza

LANDSCAPE
Juliana Trama, Urde Estúdio de Arquitetura

ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC INSTALLATIONS
Belbauen Gestão Arquitetônica

SITE MANAGEMENT
Belbauen Gestão Arquitetônica

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Fabio Barbosa, Jackson Bunn, Edatec

LIGHTING DESIGN
Maryah Fernandes, LumiArq

OBJECTS
Gabriela Almeida

PHOTOGRAPHS
Mariana Boro, Studio Gui Uemura

AREA
158 m²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Imbituba, Brazil

CATEGORY
Houses

Located on a flat plot of land measuring 15 x 25m, in the Itapirubá beach, the 3x4 House is the result of the search for a compact, cost-effective construction that integrates the interior and exterior.

3X4 House
© Mariana Boro
3X4 House
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To deal with the rainy and very humid climate, it was decided to create a half-meter elevated concrete base about the ground.

On this base, aiming for construction rationalization, the floor plan was organized into nine rectangles measuring 3 x 4m.

3X4 House
© Mariana Boro
3X4 House
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Three out of the nine blocks are dedicated to the bedrooms and bathrooms, which, due to their more private nature, were made of structural masonry and are located at the back of the lot.

The kitchen and living room occupy the central strip of the floor plan.

3X4 House
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3X4 House
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3X4 House
© Mariana Boro

A large frame allows these spaces to connect to the veranda that occupies the three front modules of the house.

Facing the garden and the street in the northwest portion of the plot, the most open side is supported by angelim pedra pillars.

The gable roof with sandwich tiles creates shaded terraces around the entire house with its generous eaves.

3X4 House
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3X4 House
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3X4 House
© Mariana Boro

Openings on all sides of the house allow for ventilation control. The external walls were covered with corrugated metal tiles to assist with thermal comfort.


3X4 House
© Mariana Boro
3X4 House
© Mariana Boro
3X4 House
© Mariana Boro


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Long section
3X4 House
Cross section
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Plan
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Isometric


3X4 House
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3X4 House
© Studio Gui Uemura
3X4 House
© Studio Gui Uemura