São Paulo, Brazil
grupoSP
Post By:Kitticoon Poopong
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Kon |
Description from the architects:
The fact that a large portion of land lies three meters below street level and the typical conformation of this urban batch 10X40 meters enabled a large open space that is straightforward and transparent. This space is defined in one side by the north face structure, a parallel free wall which houses a library containing 7,500 volumes and on the other side by a parallel block, an all closed space – a block with three stories that contains all the services, equipment and dormitories.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Kon |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Kon |
To access this block
concrete stairs positioned parallel to the south limit of the bath, to access the wall of books metal platforms connected to the service block placed in an interleaved manner.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Kon |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Kon |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Kon |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Kon |
The design takes advantage from the difference between the street level and the lower level of the plot, by positioning the living room in this lower level which ensures the required privacy and maintains the view of the distant landscape through the void. This simple home adopts simple constructive solutions, reducing the actions required for its achievement. The structure of the volume is resumed to masonry walls and
reinforced concrete. Installations are apparent and performed without interference. After that the finishes are simple: monolithic concrete flooring and white Portuguese Stone. The walls without finishes are ready as it built. A single exception: the wall with books, finished with time and history.
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Kon |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Kon |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Kon |
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| Photo © Courtesy of Nelson Kon |
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| ground level floor plan--drawing Courtesy of grupoSP |
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| first floor plan--drawing Courtesy of grupoSP |
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| second floor plan--drawing Courtesy of grupoSP |
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| terrace floor plan--drawing Courtesy of grupoSP |
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| section 01--drawing Courtesy of grupoSP |
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| section 02--drawing Courtesy of grupoSP |
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| section 03--drawing Courtesy of grupoSP |
The people
Architects: GrupoSP /Alvaro Puntoni, João Sodré, Jonathan Davies
Structure Design: Eduardo Duprat
Installationa Engineer: Ramoska + Castellani
Construction: Roberto Growald
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Project area: 360 sqm
Project year: 2005 – 2008
Photographs: Nelson Kon
