House in Gávea
House in Gávea
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LEAD ARCHITECTS
Pedro Varella, Caio Calafate, André Cavendish
LIGHTING DESIGN
Diana Joels
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Wabi-Sabi Atelier
PROJECT TEAM
André Cavendish, Antonio Machado
YEAR
2023
LOCATION
Gávea, Brazil
CATEGORY
Houses
This project occupies a plateau bordered by a stretch of Atlantic forest in Rio de Janeiro.
This small social space is defined by the implementation of cyclopean concrete walls that organize living areas.
The project's occupation fulfills the demand to create a space for cooking and eating, a small living room, and an outdoor square.
We borrowed the use of cyclopean as an abundant repertoire in the city of Rio de Janeiro, especially those that contain cuts in the terrain where urban walks pass through the Tijuca forest.
Sleek lines of metallic profile connect them and allow for the settling of concrete slabs that draw shadows in the space, with the help of the local vegetation.
