LA House

Londrina, Brazil – Studio Guilherme Torres

Project Year :    2009
Developed Area :     410.0 m2
Photographs :     MCA Estúdio

LA House represent modern architecture in so many ways. There’s a highly noticeable technical aspect to the design which is almost geometrical in nature. It’s literally like living inside a box – with added perks, of course.

The box-shaped structure is surrounded by walls to ensure the privacy of the homeowners. Smooth, sleek, and sharp edges make up the façade.

The inside of the house is spacious and bright. Open spaces were created when the owners asked to take down  partitions on the existing condominiums. With its high ceilings and huge, tall windows, there’s no scarcity of natural light. Ventilation’s excellent, too.

Furniture and home decors are modern in every way. The white walls with black Galaga decals, the large pouf chair, and the floor shag are hard to miss. Not to be missed out is the yellow counter which provides a nice contrast to the anthracite kitchen.

Notes from the Architect:

The big wooden box calls everybody’s attention from inside and outside of the condominium in Londrina, Brazil.

The house, designed for a young couple, abolished the spaces and traditional partitions.

The Project took in consideration some factors of the lot, since it was located in the highest point of the condominium, and its wide extension of boundary walls, created a lack of privacy situation to the lot.

To come through this situation, the adopted solution was to create a ground level plateau foundation, surrounded by walls that embrace the whole construction and create a perimeter in between the condominium walls.

From this premise, the big concrete box was covered with cumaru wood and created in the most regular part of the site, leaving the area in a trapezoid shape to the garden and pool.

The core concept of breaking paradigms was given right in the entrance: the entrance gate leads the guests to walk by the pool and come inside the house by the double height atrium, where the whole house communicates. In the ground floor the single entrance wall hides the stairs, the living room area works as the link between the inside and outside, through big pivoting doors.

The kitchen was integrated into the environment, with a niche where stove and even barbecue place was installed.

The meal area is perfectly integrated to the kitchen and living room. Even the lavatory was designed to work as a pool changing room. On the upper floor the master suite is separated from the living room atrium by a glass wall, the toilet and closet are integrated to the sleeping area. The hall located by the stairs on the upper floor, works as a small office space and has its windows protected by concrete hollow elements. Simple solutions and few materials but used with generosity confer personality and a timeless touch for this project, showing a simpler way of living.

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T House is another big, modern home that you may want to see.

 

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