São Paulo architects Denis Joelsons and Gabriela Baraúna Uchida recently built a unique design for their client, a house, which is built against the steep terrain of the Mantiqueira Mountains in southeast Brazil and sheltered beneath a large sloping roof.
De Zeen reported that the architects designed the house located against the mountain terrains in Mantiqueira Mountains in Brazil. Because of the shape of the location and the grounds themselves, the entire design of the house is made to apt the contour of the land as well.
Due to these causes, they decided to have the house sheltered with a large sloping roof which is looking half-slope. This is where the "Half-slope house" was then termed. The house is straddled a retaining wall left over from the demolition of the previous building.
The Joelsons and Uchida made the lower part of the plot occupied with a large sunken living area which is encased with a glass. The bedrooms and bathrooms are placed at the back into the upper part of the slope. There are three bedrooms and bathrooms in the house.
These areas are contoured in a large sloping roof which then mirrors the whole mountainous terrain creating a cool effect of the house from the outside view.
The architects said, "Built upon the retaining wall, this house's geometry manifests the encounter between the natural rise of the terrain and a manmade plateau," the added, "Above all, the construction lies in the intersection of natural terrain and human habitat."
The Half-slope house which is owned by the psychiatrist couple is measured 115-square meter house which is completely fitting the whole plateau. The kitchen has also an exit sliding door to allow the persons to go outside freely.
It'd be nice looking to see the vast green gardens while cooking the family meals. This is made possible with the way the architects designed their home with some brickwork and garapeira wood structure exposed. The interior was complemented with nice floorings made from burned ceramic tiles.
To allow the visitors to have much space and to walk across the living room, the wooden door was placed onto the gravel trail on top of the retaining wall from the corridor which links the three bedrooms. Even the bedrooms looked really nice while enjoying the green and scenic view through its glass windows.
"There is intent in the design to create diverse spatial sensations, which differ from what one usually experiences in everyday life in a city apartment," the architects explained.
"In its essence, the project revolves around the act of building a house merged with its site; not as a mimic of nature, but as something that feels deeply rooted in its righteous place."
