Brick House
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- Project by: studio mk27 | Marcio Kogan
- Location: São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Program: Single family house
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
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Brick House © Nelson Kon View project image |
Architect's statement
For the little brick house, StudioMK27 received an unusual request: the clients wanted a house with opaque corners, without glass panels meeting at those corners. The result would be, first of all, a construction that is more enclosed than most of the office’s projects which seek the greatest transparency possible, on all the façades.
The smallest dimension of the lot is the front. It was decided to place a single volume perpendicular to the street, turned entirely to the side. The front façade is blind, constituting the “house without glass corners” desired by the client. On the ground floor, looking out to the pool and to a grand terrace through a glass curtain of sliding doors, there is the living room, dining room and an office. On the upper floor, also facing an open terrace, are the bedrooms. All of the intimate area of the house is protected by brises panels that can remain completely open and offer a magical aspect to the folding wooden wall.
The house is named after the bricks that were taken from demolitions. The aged recycled blocks give a more rustic and more robust appearance than new products and the history is impregnated in the material even before the house is used. Besides the concerns relative to environmental comfort, ever-present in the history of modern Brazilian architecture, such as the use of terraces to shade glass façades and sun protection with brises, the little brick house incorporates more technological precepts, such as solar energy panels arranged on the roof.
Details/Credits
- Project name: Brick House
- Location: São Paulo, SP, Brazil
- Program: Single family house
- Area: Site Area: 960 m2 • Built-up Area: 780 m2
- Year: Construction start: April 2007 • Completion: January 2009
- Project by: studio mk27 | Marcio Kogan
- Team: Co-Author: Renata Furlanetto • Collaborator: Fernanda Neiva • Interior Design Co-Author: Diana Radomysler, Renata Furlanetto • Team: Oswaldo Pessano, Samanta Cafardo, Suzana Glogowski, Lair Reis, Carolina Castroviejo, Eduardo Glycerio, Maria Cristina Motta, Mariana Simas, Gabriel Kogan, Beatriz Meyer
- Others: Landscape Architect: Renata Tilli • Structural Design: Leão E Associados Engenharia De Estruturas • General Contractor: MVC Engenharia, Luis Esteves • Custom Furniture: Marcenaria Marvelar
- Text: Courtesy of studio mk27
- Images: Courtesy of studio mk27
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