“The clients asked to
integrate the house with the surrounding nature and also to use as much of the land’s construction index as possible, without compromising the proportion between environments and uses”, says architect
David Bastos – from the
CASACOR SP 2024 cast – who designed this
418 m² house made up of two interconnected modules on Praia da Gamboa, on Itaparica Island (BA).
The project, made from scratch for a couple of entrepreneurs who live in the south of Brazil, used
a structure made of tree logs, facades composed of articulated wooden brises combined with floor-to-ceiling frames (made of wood and transparent glass),
white colonial tiles, pergolas covered with palm splint mats and a ceiling lined with wooden flooring (following the slope of the roof).
The highlight of the project is the
infinity pool , which resembles a canal flowing into the sea, with a
central walkway . In addition to allowing a “breath” between the two modules of the house, its position favors natural ventilation and also takes advantage of the almond tree on the land, which casts generous shade over the adjacent patio, set with a lounge atmosphere on a wooden deck.
“The outdoor area was designed to be easily accessible by those at the beach, pool, gourmet space,
kitchen and social area. All these spaces communicate with each other and are in the same field of vision,” highlights the architect.
Neutral natural materials and tones dominate both the architecture of the house and the decoration of the spaces – in a rustic contemporary style – to reinforce its integration with the surrounding nature. The main color point appears in the external finish of the masonry of the facades, in an orange terracotta tone.
