Located in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia, this contemporary two-storey residence was designed in 2012 by Patricia Almeida Arquitetura.

Description by Patricia Almeida Arquitetura
The house is located in a residential area of Brasilia that despite being in the city center, provides great interaction with nature. Given the urban planning requirements of the district, the project focuses within the minimum limits of recess from the access road so the entire background could be occupied by the green area, as requested by the customers.
The project starting point was the couple?s desire to have a house that integrates with the landscape, combined with the functionality and aesthetics.
Our goal was to bring the landscape into using the architecture. The project designed from the outside in shows full integration between the interior and exterior, and through large openings and skylights, it values the natural lighting and ventilation. The impenetrable surfaces of the main façade guarding the findings surprise reserved for those who enters. Daylighting happens many ways, but its main impact comes from above and it is present in almost all the house?s rooms. The sky can be seen from various parts of the house.
This natural light brings light and breaks the straight lines?s coldness, valuing the materials used and providing a better use of daylight that also feeds the heating system through solar panels.
For the ventilation, large openings were proposed, sla...