Made from scratch, beach house frames the sea in its openings

Located in Trancoso (BA), in the Fasano condominium, this beach house of 327 m² was designed from scratch by the architect David Bastos - from the CASACOR team - on an empty plot of 2500 m², facing the sea, at the request of a couple. "In general, the clients asked for comfortable environments that were integrated with the surrounding nature," summarizes David. The general concept of the project, divided into two modules with two floors each, was based on the framing of the sea view and the integration of the building with its surroundings, avoiding visual barriers as much as possible. The decor, with a natural rustic style, follows a color palette in neutral and light tones taken from nature to reduce the boundary between indoor and outdoor spaces as much as possible. For the same reason, natural materials were prioritized, especially wood, stone, fibre and clay. Highlight goes to the floor made of shards of gray basalt granite (levigated, brushed and laser-cut) in the hallway leading to the corten steel staircase and the ceilings lined with slatted cumaru wood and braided palm straw. The facades are a mix of floor-to-ceiling sliding frames (made of natural wood and glass), railings made of vertical slats of wood, walls with a rustic texture (in a sandy tone) and a muxarabi panel made of cumaru, above the garage.

The outdoor deck was built using cumaru wood planks. "Most of the furniture and ornaments were bought by the clients themselves, without the involvement of our office," says the architect. In the outdoor area, David highlights the L-shaped swimming pool (with internal cladding of greenish hijau natural stone and silver gray granite edges) and the side wall of the garage, made of rammed earth, with two shades of clay - the darker one taken from the cliff of the land itself and the lighter one brought from the Itaporanga region, near the condominium. "The process of compacting the clay is totally handmade and ecological, without the addition of cement," says David. Another highlight is the long, sinuously tiled bench positioned at the top of the cliff, facing the sea, which has become a favorite spot for customers to contemplate the view.