Orchid House is a beautiful weekend getaway located in Nova Lima, Brazil, designed in 2022 by David Guerra Arquitetura e Interiores.

Description
A business couple came to our office to build not only a house, but a real weekend getaway for the family: three children, seven grandchildren, plus a large number of brothers, cousins and other family members, the usual meetings and celebrations having 50 people or even more.
However, when we presented the preliminary project to the clients, they realized that, in fact, they were looking for their permanent residence in which they would also receive their family. From this context, Orchid House emerged, a project that took 5 years to complete, and as time went on, it involved not only the owners, but the whole family, which gradually participated in decisions and improvements, creating a organic setting and with everyone’s identity. The couple initially purchased a 15,000 m² plot of land in a largely unspoilt region on the outskirts of Belo Horizonte. A generous area, with another great attraction: the presence of old trees, some even centuries old, which made the investment worthwhile.
Important to put this now: this was not just a house project. It was a dream of the owner to establish a personal natural sanctuary for the couple and their family. A place where threatened species of fauna and flora could find refuge, and residents could thus actively partici pate in contact with nature and...