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Ultra-Chic Casa d’Agua, Brazil
Isay Weinfeld a São Paulo-based design studio has designed the Casa d’Água House. Completed in 2003, this two-storey contemporary home is located in São Paulo, Brazil. According to the architects: “A narrow pool runs alongside the contemporary Brazilian house, for the whole length of the lot: in the first half, large granite stones anchored to the bottom slab skip across the water surface forming a pathway to the central patio; further, it becomes a swimming lane that stretches to the back wall of the plot. “The shape of the plot, long and narrow, led us to create a central patio dividing the building in two blocks, so as to allow … Continue reading Ultra-Chic Casa d’Agua, Brazil
Contemporary House In Melides, Portugal
Pedro Reis a Lisbon-based design studio has completed this rectangular shaped home. The contemporary property can be found in Melides, Grândola, Portugal. According to the architects: “Inhabiting this site means founding a place by means of a strong geometric imprint, achieved by two volumes overlapping in the shape of a cross. The aim of this dialectic strategy is not just to reduce the scale and presence of the construction, but also to split the programme into two areas, one more exuberant and exposed and the other more intimate and contained. If the light upper volume recalls the synthetic image of the modern house, with large glass areas open to the … Continue reading Contemporary House In Melides, Portugal
