One of the main concerns in this project was to preserve the ground context without damaging the green ground and to preserve the ecology of the living context. Therefore, it was decided to separate the building from its ground and build it with a truss structure at a height.
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Location
Amazon Rainforest, Brazil
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Typology
Residential › House
Facing a large lake, Nascente House was inspired by the love for water. This is what drove its entire design, starting with the creation of an artificial lake inside the house and the design of a large aquarium in the living room. On the ground floor, two blocks are connected through the volume of water, on one side the environments dedicated to le...
Project name
Nascente House
Architecture firm
Stemmer Rodrigues Arquitetura
Location
Eldorado do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Principal architect
Paulo Henrique Rodrigues, Roberto Stemmer, Ingrid Stemmer
Design team
Roberto Stemmer, Ingrid Stemmer
Collaborators
Arthur Mendes, Jessica Luz
Visualization
Arthur Mendes
Typology
Residential › House
A square. A school. A park. In childhood, the first contact with the world as a society is the school, it is the seed of citizenship.
We are interested in reflecting on the creation of a democratic public space, with its tensions, offering the possibility of collective construction and open to unpredictability.
Project name
Escola Parque – EMEI Cleide Rosa Auricchio
Architecture firm
Carolina Penna Arquitetos
Location
São Caetano do Sul, São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Ana Mello, Pedro Mascaro
Principal architect
Carolina Penna
Landscape
Gabriella Ornaghi e Bianca Vasone Arquitetura da Paisagem
Structural engineer
MB Projetos Estruturais, CROSSLAM BRASIL
Environmental & MEP
NV Engenharia
Construction
Soluções Engenharia
Material
Wood, Concrete, Glass, Brick
Visualization
Estúdio Arnold
Client
Escola Parque – EMEI Cleide Rosa Auricchio
Typology
Educational › School
Grant will help restore thousands of documents and photographs critical to the study of modern architecture. The Getty Foundation has awarded a $240,000 grant to help restore critically important architectural archives damaged by an April 2021 fire.
The farmhouse is located in a thermal waters area. The house blends in with nature, and is part of it. The built space is combined with the natural space in continuity.
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Catargo, Costa Rica
Tools used
SketchUp, Lumion
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Visualization
Igor Macedo and Matheus Rosendo
Typology
Residential › House
The 7 Patios House is located in a private condominium in Nova Lima, Brazil. The site has a slight slope, no vegetation, and is located close to the condominium limits. Right outside this limit is a highway. The noise from cars can be heard from inside the land. Right in front of the land, across the highway, a factory can be seen, so the best view...
Project name
7 Pátios House
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Photography
Gustavo Xavier
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Collaborators
Laura Georgia Rodrigues Layoun, Natália Castro, Déborah Martins
Structural engineer
M Estruturas
Environmental & MEP
Daisy Fernanda de Souza
Construction
Fábio Soares
Material
Concrete, glass, steel, wood, stone
Typology
Residential › House
This house, set on a steep slope covered with typical Brazilian savanna vegetation, is located in front of a preserved area facing mountain views. Its location strategy, longitudinal to the terrain’s contour lines, is defined by the extensive cover concrete slab, which is fluidly inserted according to the specific needs of the program and the terra...
Project name
Inclined Slab House
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Nova Lima, Brazil
Photography
Jomar Bragança, Augusto Custódio
Principal architect
Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Structural engineer
Márcio gonçalves
Construction
TETRO Arquitetura e Engenharia / DMC Construtura
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Residential › House
On this 713 sq.m plot, located in a residential condominium, there is a solitary pequi native tree, legally protected and very representative of the Central Brazilian region of the Cerrado. Adjacent to the lot, a green non-buildable area, still flourishing, promises to become a densely wooded forest, a common green space to the residents of the con...
Architecture firm
ARQBR Arquitetura e Urbanismo
Location
Asa Sul, Brasilia, Distrito Federal, Brazil
Principal architect
Eder Alencar, André Velloso
Design team
Maria Clara Gabriele, Marcelo Braga
Collaborators
Luan Torres
Civil engineer
André Torres
Structural engineer
André Torres
Landscape
Mariana Siqueira
Construction
Centra Engenharia
Material
Structure and floor in cast-in-place concrete, glass and aluminum frames, movable steel and wood panels
Typology
Residential › House