Passion for motorsport guides the design of this beach house

When architect Gabriel Fernandes , from GF Estúdio and CASACOR SP 2024 cast, was hired by a couple with two children, this house located in Canto do Forte, in the city of Praia Grande (SP), had only the structure, between pillars, beams, slabs and roof, with few masonry works ready. His mission was to adapt the existing construction to the needs and tastes of the new family of owners. “We opened up spaces to let in more natural light, remodeled the entire layout and built a second floor, which didn’t exist before. In the end, the house now measures 580 m², with 350 m² of built area ,” says Gabriel. In the new project, all the family's private areas were concentrated on the upper floor, leaving the ground floor for social gatherings, divided into a living room, TV room, bar room, guest room, swimming pool, collector's garage, kitchen and gourmet balcony with barbecue. According to the architect, bringing the homeowner's passion for cars into the project was his biggest challenge . One of the solutions was to celebrate automotive design not only through some pieces of furniture, such as the Soto armchair in openwork metal (by designer Ronald Sasson) and the 50 sofa (by Zanini de Zanine), but also through the large colorless glass window on the side wall of the living room-bar, which frames the client's car, parked in the garage.

Another reference to the world of motorsport appears on the facade of the house , which has horizontal slatted sunshades , similar to the trapezoidal-rectangle front of classic Audi models from the 1990s. Among the new furniture in the living room, Gabriel also highlights the pair of armchairs made of braided leather strips (by Carlos Motta ), the N armchair (by Zanine Caldas ) and the muxarabi coffee table (by designer Ronald Sasson ). The objects and ornaments were curated with a more emotional touch, linked to religion, symbols of folk art and superstitions typical of Brazilian homes, such as jars filled with coarse salt and wooden figs. The photograph of an old window in Tiradentes by Marcelo Oséas , who specializes in Brazilian culture, also fits into this same line. Overall, the materials were chosen with an aesthetically rigorous architecture in mind, while still bringing a basic, Brazilian feel to the project. The kitchen floor, for example, was covered with slate sheets, while most of the social areas were finished with burnt cement floors, which were replicated on the staircase. The other spaces were finished with porcelain tiles in light, timeless tones.