Architects:Siqueira + Azul Arquitetura

Area :8611 ft²

Year :2017

Photographs :André Nazareth, Ruy Teixeira

Manufacturers :  AutoDesk, Deca, Dimlux, FLOS, Lightworks, Trimble NavigationAutoDesk

Arquiteta Líder : Lia Siqueira

Architect : Felipe Siqueira

Engineering : Stewart Engenharia

Lighting : Maneco Quinderé

Audio And Video : EVOLUSOM

Landscaping : Isabel Duprat Arquitetura Paisagística

Structural Design : Abilitá

Frames : Panoramah!

Waterproofing : Cetimper

City : Río de Janeiro

Country : Brazil

Within the project’s lot lays an original Oscar Niemeyer house, it is compact given the metropolitan location. Through the acquisition of the next-door property, the resulting intervention and expansion allowed the transformation of the urban landscape, which welcomed a garden marked by vertical and horizontal delineations of its surroundings. A new leisure annex was constructed over an expressive plane that extends, as if hovering, between the pool and garden.

Developed as three independent constructions, the project is fully interconnected by pathways structured as passages, walkways, and stairs, providing complete integration. The interior architectural features were adapted, giving way to a new form of appropriation.

The façades of the main existing blocks receive a new element – large pivoting panels. Their functioning is made feasible by the custom structural scheme in an iron square mesh. A long bench is designed to outline the boundaries of slabs where indoor/outdoor spaces are continuous.

The oculus, circular in shape, as an observation gap and additional lighting, allows a view into the upper courtyard. The vertical path is marked by a helical staircase to the tower element with large sliding glass panels.

The leisure annex is composed of natural materials. Stone, concrete, and limits happen by the differentiation in the plans and their use in contrast to the aesthetic continuity.

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