House in Leblon

House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas

House in Leblon

AGENCIA TPBA

ARCHITECTS
AGENCIA TPBA

LIGHTING DESIGN
Chiaradia + Gayoso

AUTHORS
Thiago de Almeida, Priscila Bellas

STRUCTURAL PROJECT
Marcio Pompei

BUILDER
Osborne Construtora

LANDSCAPING PROJECT
Rodrigo Oliveira Paisagismo

AREA
2476 ft²

YEAR
2024

LOCATION
Leblon, Brazil

CATEGORY
Apartments

This idyllic house in the sky is situated in the middle of a dense urban block, yet set on a hanging plot 25 meters above the ground.

House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas
House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas

The 20x10m green perimeter, made of a precise modular structure of steel profiles and built-in planters, acts as a filter that mediates the inside/outside visual relationship.

It creates the necessary intimacy for the internal “oasis” in contrast with the chaotic urban context of close neighboring buildings, while simultaneously enhancing the background presence of the landscape of Rio de Janeiro and the sky.

House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas
House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas

A part of this interior space is covered by a light glass roof, delimiting a solarium pavilion undercovered by a wooden grille, enabling the inhabitants to enjoy daylight while being protected from direct sun and rain.

The double columns made of mirror-polished stainless steel tubes support the roof, leaving the structural axis free for the passage of a system of frameless sliding glass panels that enclose the space.

House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas
House in Leblon
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The threshold moment of access occurs through an opening in the green perimeter, connecting to an existing room equipped with a small kitchen, a toilet, and an atelier.

Additionally, an open area composed of wooden and grass surfaces completes the garden together with an outdoor shower.

In the middle of this space, a mirrored cylinder conceals the presence of a large volume of technical ventilation, while at the same time providing space for a maintenance cabinet.

House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas
House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas
House in Leblon
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Conceived as an indeterminate interior, this house has no fixed functions or activities.

Perhaps this is not a house, but rather a refuge to enjoy free time—an alternative kind of luxury where the urban inhabitant can escape the city while being in the middle of it.

House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas
House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas


House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas
House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas
House in Leblon
© AGENCIA TPBA
House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas
House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas
House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas
House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas


House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas
House in Leblon
© Javier Agustin Rojas


House in Leblon
Section A
House in Leblon
Section B
House in Leblon
Plan


House in Leblon
Implantation
House in Leblon
Context Section
House in Leblon
Detail - Double Column
House in Leblon
Structural Axonometry