GRACEFUL TRANSITION
Designed by Studio MK27 in collaboration with Galeria Arquitetos, the outcome reads as a concrete box stacked atop a teak timber-latticed block. Large openings in the top shell ref lect its communal programmes, while the first storey’s veil masks private functions encompassing three bedrooms, utilities and the garage.
The use of unadorned, natural materials registers the charming passage of time. At the east facade, the f lat roof stretches beyond the end wall and folds down as a semi-opaque wall of cobogós (latticework in Spanish) designed by Galeria Arquitetos founder Fernanda Neiva.
Within this interstitial space is a ramp that endows the passage from the garden to the living and dining spaces on the second storey with ceremony. It slows down the ambulatory pace and brings attention to the building’s tactility, although a spiral staircase stands by as a quicker, alternative route.
The ramp’s insertion was borne of pragmatic reasons. “We presented the (inversed) programme so that the living room—the client’s favourite and mostused space in the house—could have a great view,” says Renata Furlanetto, the project’s co-architect and a director at MK27.
The dining area features the Knoll Saarinen Executive armchairs by Eero Saarinen, BD Barcelona Table B by Konstantin Grcic and Secto Design Magnum 4202 pendant lights; a rug by Phenicia Concept adds a snug touch underfoot in the living room, which also features paintings by Brazilian artists Duane Benatti and Tomie Ohtake