JR 住宅位于圣保罗的 Pinheiros 街区，基地上原本有一栋房屋，其结构大部分被保留。在拆除的过程中，设计师发现原建筑不够坚固，必须要进行一些结构上的调整。

The JR House is located in Pinheiros’s neighborhood at São Paulo and was designed from an existing property that had most of its structure maintained. However, throughout the demolition, we discover that the construction was compromised and structural adjustments would have to be made.

▼建筑外观，external view of the building

设计受到一系列关键元素的影响。首先是有三个孩子的年轻业主夫妇提出的功能需求。建筑师在原有房屋的限制内融合了设计概念和业主需求，同时在结构调整上留出了一些自由的空间。这些调整让设计和空间更具灵活性，从而能够更好地满足业主的需要。

We were guided by a few key elements, the first was the program given to us by the clients, a young couple with 3 children. From there, we adapt our project idea and client needs to the limitations of an existing house, but with some freedom of structural adjustments. These adjustments gave us more design and spatial flexibility, thus enabling the customers’ wishes.

▼保留原本的房屋，restore the existing house

▼白色砖块组成的体量 volume made of white brick

保留原始的房屋立面是项目刚开始的时候就确定下来的另一个关键点。设计师第一次参观基地的时候，就被白色砖块组成的建筑体量和梯形混凝土门廊吸引。由于在新的平面中，客厅完全面向后花园开放，而上层的三间卧室设有独特的开窗，因此建筑的背立面被彻底翻新。

Another important point initially decided was the maintenance of the original facade of the house: both the volume of white bricks and the trapezoidal concrete porch were elements that captivated us on the first visit to the site. The back façade has been completely redesigned, especially due to the new floor plan where the living room opens completely to the back garden and three bedrooms with identical windows are arranged along the upper part of the volume.

▼正立面与门廊，front facade and the porch