Project: Residence ABC Paulista
Architecture: Gui Mattos Arquitetura
Lead Architect: Leonardo Chen, Beatriz Sinkivicio
Architects: Marcella Gerbasi, Mariana Caires, Gabriela Dias, Daniel Vannucchi
Landscape: Rodrigo Oliveira
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Area: 1414 m2
Year: 2023
Photo Credits: Manuel Sá
On a large corner lot, this project involves the demolition of an old house and renovation to a completely new plan, configured based on reading the shape of the land, its slope, pre-existing gardens, and, finally, potential views to be framed.
In a ”T” shape, the Residence ABC Paulista develops along two axes: a larger wing, which creates a wall for the neighbor and is the entrance to the house, developing into a social area and, on its other side, transforming into a zone intimate. The base of this ”T”, smaller in length but wider, holds the entire social area, advancing towards the lowest point of the lot and opening the house to contemplative gardens and the pool area.
At the junction between the two arms, a spiral staircase is positioned, directing the resident to a second experience level, an area with extra rooms for guests and a leisure zone, with a gym, sauna, and massage room. Functioning independently from the rest of the house, this space operates as an expanded use, as when inhabited without visitors, it is fundamentally an only one-floor house.
Looking from another perspective, the project can also be defined by two horizontal planes – metal structures covered with wooden lining and stone flooring – with a game of movement of volumes inside. Independent monoliths organize the program between intimate areas and configure, among themselves, transitional spaces for social living.
