Jardim Paulistano House
The house is located in a residential neighborhood in São Paulo – Brazil, and its typical configuration (10m x 37m) enabled the design of an open space between the boundary walls.
The is organized in three floors, that are placed around a central core, designed in pigmented concrete. The core concentrate the wet areas – kitchen and restrooom in the lower level and bathrooms in the first floor.
The rest of the program was placed in a steel construction, adjacently to the mentioned core – living and dining rooms in the ground floor and two bedrooms in the first floor. In the second floor, receded in relation to the main volume of the construction, there is also a guestroom and a gym space.
Design year: 2012
Construction year: 2013
Principal(s) in charge: Alvaro Puntoni, João Sodré
Project team: André Nunes, Alexandre Mendes
Client(s): Anonymity
Structural engineer(s): Eduardo Duprat
Mechanical engineer(s): JPD Projetos
Lightning designer(s): Ricardo Heder
Landscape architect(s): Raul Pereira
General contractor: Luiz Schwartz (CPA Engenharia e Construções)
Structural system: Reinforced concrete and steel structure
Major materials: Concrete, glass, wood
Site area: 370,00 m2
Total floor area: 585,00 m2
Cost of construction: US$750,000.00