Jacupiranga House in São Paulo, Contemporary Residence, Brazilian Residential Interior, Architecture Images
Jacupiranga House in São Paulo
Contemporary House and Pool in Brasil – design by CR2 Arquitetura
9 Nov 2019
Jacupiranga House in São Paulo
Architecture: CR2 Arquitetura
Location: SP, Brazil
Jacupiranga House

The dark materials, compartmentalized spaces and small window frames made the spaces very dark in this 400 sqm house built in the middle of Jardim América, in São Paulo.

A significant part of what could be the garden was occupied by service circulation, rooms, laundry and laundry area. So the 15x42m terrain seemed small for everything there. In addition to the view from the master bedroom, on the first floor was an area of 130 sqm of corrugated fiber cement tile with a water tank on top.
Since the idea was to renovate and demolish the main block was out of the question, the major structural change was to eliminate the service block and the 2 walls around it. With this was made a new construction, to meet these eliminated uses, as continuation of the dining room. In this new block, in addition to the uses previously eliminated, was made a pool support bathroom, cellar and a gourmet kitchen facing the dining room.

The entire block is clad in Accoya vertical wood slat in order to camouflage the different cabinet doors and new environments. And the 90cm indentation of the roof created a covered walkway around the entire building and more visual perme...