Dwelling implies movement and stillness. Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos
04/05/2022.
[São Paulo] Brazil
metalocus, JAVIER ARIAS
metalocus, JAVIER ARIAS
Chilean architecture studio Searle Puga Arquitectos, directed by a couple of architects Rodrigo Searle Gonzalez and Marcela Puga Wolf, was commissioned to design this house in a neighbourhood in the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The house is characterized by being located at one of the ends of the plot and organized around a series of patios that allows it to generate a constant dialogue between the interior and the exterior. Actually, these "impluvium" of light become the activators of the inner movement. As architects comment, “Dwelling implies movement and stillness”.
The house is characterized by being located at one of the ends of the plot and organized around a series of patios that allows it to generate a constant dialogue between the interior and the exterior. Actually, these "impluvium" of light become the activators of the inner movement. As architects comment, “Dwelling implies movement and stillness”.
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok
Ground floor plan. Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos.
First floor plan. Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos.
Roofterrace floor plan. Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos.
Roof plan. Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos.
AA section. Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos.
BB section. Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos.
CC section. Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos.
DD section. Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos.
EE section. Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos.
North elevation. Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos.
East elevation. Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos.
South elevation. Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos.
The project proposed by Searle Puga Arquitectos contracts its internal permeability with the hermetic image that it shows to the outside, accentuated by the dark colour of the concrete which in turn highlights the colour of the vegetation.
The access is done sequentially, with small patios and gardens, which rank the places, an intelligent and very effective baroque process, which through these intermediate spaces between the outside and the inside, prepares the visitor to enter. The organization of these spaces reduces the spatial perception of those who access the house to decompress it inside, scenographically increasing the perception of the interior space for the newcomer.
Once inside, the infinite routes around the central patio on both floors, the two stairs located on one side, the climb to the roof terrace make dwelling, inhabiting this "domus" an experience.
The access is done sequentially, with small patios and gardens, which rank the places, an intelligent and very effective baroque process, which through these intermediate spaces between the outside and the inside, prepares the visitor to enter. The organization of these spaces reduces the spatial perception of those who access the house to decompress it inside, scenographically increasing the perception of the interior space for the newcomer.
Once inside, the infinite routes around the central patio on both floors, the two stairs located on one side, the climb to the roof terrace make dwelling, inhabiting this "domus" an experience.
Sao Paulo House by Searle Puga Arquitectos. Photograph by Pedro Kok.
Project description by Searle Puga Arquitectos
Dwelling implies movement and stillness. In this house, we wanted to give the same hierarchy to both the places of passage and those of permanence, arranged around or through different patios and gardens.
The volume is hermetic towards the street, only highlighting a glazed body that acts as a lamp in the neighbourhood. The property is accessed through a hard patio with a reflecting pool, with black concrete walls that highlight the colour of the vegetation.
Once inside, a square patio with a wild green garden works as a vertical connector around which the spaces of the house are arranged. The perimeter of this courtyard can be traversed without interruption on both floors. The circulation as a space for contemplation, together with the common use areas, are connected to each other with sliding doors, allowing free passage through them and integrating as needed.
In this scheme, the ladder extended along the entire side takes a leading role. Towards the outside, like a glazed bar, and towards the inside, articulating the circulation that linearly connects the first floor with the second, until reaching the roof, where it ends in a covered terrace over the neighbourhood; further, a stone jacuzzi surrounded by vegetation, an oasis of tranquillity.
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Architects
Searle Puga Arquitectos. Lead Architects.- Rodrigo Searle, Marcela Puga.
Collaborators
Collaborating Architect.- Katia Ivanovik.
Landscaping.- Alex Hanazaki.
Architecture In Sao Paulo.- SIAA Arquitetos Associados.
Lighting.- Paulina Sir.
Landscaping.- Alex Hanazaki.
Architecture In Sao Paulo.- SIAA Arquitetos Associados.
Lighting.- Paulina Sir.
Builder
Fairbanks & Pilnik Construções.
Area
500 m².
Dates
2021.
Location
São Paulo, Brazil.
Manufacturers
Art des caves, Concresteel, França Marcenaria, Metalferco, Punto, Securit, Tecno System.
Photography
Rodrigo Searle Gonzalez, Marcela Puga Wolf. Searle Puga Arquitectos
Searle Puga Arquitectos. It is an architecture studio based in Santiago de Chile directed by Rodrigo Searle Gonzalez (Architect Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 1988) and Marcela Puga Wolf (Architect Universidad de Chile 1994).
They are an office with 20 years of experience, time that has allowed them to develop work that enhances the best of each one in order to achieve a result that combines skill, rigor and current affairs.
They are an office with 20 years of experience, time that has allowed them to develop work that enhances the best of each one in order to achieve a result that combines skill, rigor and current affairs.
