DESIGN NAME: P house
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Residential House
INSPIRATION: The P house is a puzzle game. Rotating three volumes around one nucleus generated not only a particular spatial dynamic, but also different visual relations between empty and full, between the private and semiprivate areas and the view of the city.
The site is located on the other side of the Pinheiros River, one of the main rivers that define and cut into the city of Sao Paulo, in an essentially residential neighborhood, Morumbi. From there it is possible to see the entire valley filled with gardened houses, the river and, on the other margin, another Hill, the corporate area of the city drawing the metropolitan skyline with its typical skyscrapers.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The program boasts three floors: a garden, a terrace with fireplace and barbecue, home theater, dining and living rooms, washroom, kitchen, four bedrooms, office and family room. The nucleus of the circulation is made of a continuous staircase joined in a structural wall. This block, which organizes the structure and distributes the fluxes, is the pivot around which the boxes revolve. The volumes are developed to create constant and distinct relations between the inner and outer spaces. From one side, the cantilever determines the main entrance of the house and, on the other, it shades the terrace. The spiral movement continues with the third box, supported by the second and projecting outwards over the first.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: -
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in July 2007 in Sao Paulo and finished in July 2012
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Architecture, Building and Structure Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: All of the boxes are bare concrete frames. The living room and the bedrooms have their sides closed by freijo wooden folding panels which filter the light and allow for permanent crossed ventilation. The family room, on the top floor is enclosed by glass, to preserve the view.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: site area - 1240 sqm
built area - 773 sqm
TAGS: puzzle game, empty, full, box, concrete, wooden
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: -
CHALLENGE: Rotating three volumes around one nucleus generated not only a particular spatial dynamic, but also different visual relations between empty and full, between the private and semiprivate areas and the view of the city.
ADDED DATE: 2014-06-30 10:16:38
TEAM MEMBERS (9) : Marcio Kogan, Lair Reis, Diana Radomysler, Carolina Castroviejo, Carlos Costa, Laura Guedes, Mariana Simas, Oswaldo Pessano and Suzana Glogowski
IMAGE CREDITS: Fernando Guerra
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