Contemporary Single-Storey House Features Open Spaces
The owners asked the office for a contemporary single-storey house whose rooms could enjoy the huge preservation area of Granja Viana region in the city of Cotia-SP.
The owners asked the office for a contemporary single-storey house whose rooms could enjoy the huge preservation area of Granja Viana region in the city of Cotia-SP.
The RS apartment is a project that matches customer demand: surrounded by a 360º view of the Ipanema beach, it is a minimalist yet cozy and friendly place, where the owner family could go to spend some seasons and to receive their friends in Rio de Janeiro.
This São Paulo vacation home was built for a family with two adult children. The project is divided into two main volumes, displaced from one another. The ground floor contains the entire social area, while the upper volume accommodates the more sheltered suites.
This holiday family-home, located in Alvorada do Sul, in a site right next to the Paranapanema River was an amazing opportunity to explore the relation between built and natural environment.
Laid out over the valley, at an altitude of 1,500 meters, this prefab off-grid house has a strong relationship with the local nature, abundant throughout most of the year.
Project: Ibis Hotel Architects: FGMF Arquitetos Location: R. Eduardo Viana, 163 – Barra Funda, São Paulo, Brazil Lead Architect: Fernando Forte, Lourenço Gimenes e Rodrigo Marcondes Ferraz Area: 7836.13 f2 Project Year: 2018 Photographer: Fran Parente, Raffaele Asselta e Raphael Dias FGMF Arquitetos, led by the trio Fernando Forte, Lourenço Gimenes and Rodrigo Marcondes Ferraz,
The project was based on an existing edicule located near one of the lateral boundaries of the site. The initial program contained only one bedroom, a bathroom and a warehouse that totaled 24sqm,
The IF Residence design started from the intention of creating large rooms which comfortably would promote dialogue between the exterior and the interior of the residence, using an architectural language inspired by international style.