Brazil | Futurist Architecture

Casa Suspensa: A Country House with Recycled Materials and Green Roof

ByKarin Hoover June 5, 2020January 26, 2021Write a Comment

Casa Suspensa or Hanging House is an interior project by Casa Container Marília located in Brazil with 2766 ft² in size. Completed in 2019, this country house is elevated from the natural ground level of the site where it sits. It is also surrounded by native trees so its balconies blend in with the branches of trees and the windows are level with the treetops. This house has a green roof with rainwater use and it is designed with recycled materials.

Houses

Casa M: A Residence Renovation with A Metal Structure and White Tone of the Design

ByKarin Hoover May 26, 2020November 27, 2020Write a Comment

This big and modern residence is located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a 2018 project of a residence renovation by Felipe Hess Arquitetos. With 780 m², Casa M is renovated and it also needs a great reform to update its interiors too. The metal structure of the residence is connected to the building structure while white is chosen for the design predominant tone.

Interiors

Wentz: A Designer Store with An External Seating Area and Neutral Finishes

ByKarin Hoover May 22, 2020August 26, 2020Write a Comment

Located in a rectangular lot on two floors in Sao Paulo, Brazil, this designer Guilherme Wentz’s store is a 2019 collaboration project of Felipe Hess Arquitetos with João Paulo Carrascoza and Roberta Alecrim. With 160m², Wentz is designed to translate the brand itself and to receive the designer’s works through its neutral finishes. An external seating area is also created by taking advantage of the existing retreat.

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Pinheiros House: A Three-Floor House Formed by Blocks with A Relationship to the Environments

ByKarin Hoover May 21, 2020January 26, 2021Write a Comment

Sits in the Pinheiros neighborhood in São Paulo, Brazil, Pinheiros House is formed by blocks. These blocks are distributed over three floors in 500m² of the project size. Completed in 2013, Felipe Hess Arquitetos also marks this house integration by the relationship of the environments to bring a balance between the building and its surrounding nature.

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Apartment Avenida Paulista: A Modern Apartment with A Neutral and Clean Backdrop

ByKarin Hoover May 19, 2020May 21, 2020Write a Comment

Located in São Paulo, Brazil, Apartment Avenida Paulista is designed for a young art and furniture collector by Felipe Hess. This apartment is located on a busy corner of Avenida Paulista with 450m² in size. Completed in 2013, the idea of this project is to create a neutral and clean backdrop to make architecture disappear and to house the owner’s collection.

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C+c House: Urban Dwellings in Narrow and Long Plots With Wall Element and Freijó Wood Surface

ByKarin Hoover May 4, 2020February 1, 2021Write a Comment

Just like another project by Studio MK27 – D House – C+C House is a project investigation on townhouses. Completed in June 2015, this house is located in narrow and long plots in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In order to create a regular order in the plan organization, this house is defined by a single trace: a wall element. While the surface of the house is clad in slatted Freijó wood.

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FIO: A Single-Family House with An Architectural Promenade and Direct Spatial Continuity

ByKarin Hoover April 29, 2020April 4, 2021Write a Comment

From July 2010 to February 2015, Studio MK27 has been completed a residential project of a single-family house. Fio House is located in Sao Paulo, Brazil with 1.100 sqm of the built area. This large house proposes an inversion to the plan organization of its typology on two floors. It is also designed with an architectural promenade that begins on the house exterior while the direct spatial continuity is added between the interiors and exteriors.

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MORORÓ: A Wide House with A Linear Extrusion and Economical Construction

ByKarin Hoover April 24, 2020May 19, 2020Write a Comment

Mororó House is located in the mountains of Campos de Jordão, Sao Paulo, Brazil, known for its low winter temperatures. This wide house is designed by Studio MK27 with an architecture concept that departs from a linear extrusion of one single section. The goal is to compose an 11-foot wide and 65-foot long pavilion. The construction of this house is not only economical but also quick combined with industrialized solutions.

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REDUX: A Modern Large House with Four Functional Blocks and Flat Concrete Slabs

ByKarin Hoover April 16, 2020February 1, 2021Write a Comment

For Redux House, Studio MK27 takes up the house-pavilion image: one story floor dwelling that floating over the plot and it defines from an architectural element surrounded by the garden emptiness. This house is located in Bragança Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil, a house project with four functional blocks and flat concrete slabs. This project is also shaped by an elaborated formal composition of voids and masses.

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Gama Issa House: A Modern Big House with White Surfaces and Varied Ceiling Heights

ByKarin Hoover April 15, 2020April 4, 2021Write a Comment

From January 2012 to May 2016, Studio MK27 has been completed a project of a modern big house located in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Gama Issa House offers diverse architectural sensations for each space from its varied ceiling heights, the intersection of volumes, and white surfaces. A futuristic minimalist atmosphere in this house comes from the furniture of modern designers and more pieces are added to it.