Textual content description offered by the architects. By the ocean, an structure combining giant openings, uncooked stones, and mashrabiyas interacts with the encompassing supplies to ascertain full integration with the character of Angra dos Reis, in Rio de Janeiro.
Casa Angra is a renovation venture of a summer season residence for purchasers who now reside in an condominium with interiors additionally designed by Studio Arthur Casas. The goal was to adapt the home to the wants of a household, a pair with two kids, who discovered the unique structure by Fernando Peixoto incompatible with their present wants.
From the beginning, the intention was to rethink the prevailing construction, preserving the integrity of the unique quantity whereas making modifications to the facades to maximise views of the ocean and Ilha Grande, an area landmark. Inside, the main focus was on creating better connection and movement between social areas, because the purchasers take pleasure in internet hosting household and buddies, and highlighting the panorama in each attainable house. The place this wasn’t possible, options like present uncooked rocks, inside gardens, skylights, and pergolas have been used to reiterate integration with nature, from pure mild to greenery. This method ensures an immersive person expertise, with textures to really feel, views to look at, and pathways to navigate.
The primary entry is by way of water. From the pier to the home, a path outlined by landscaping proposed by botanist Ricardo Cardim options native species to mix seamlessly with the native Atlantic Forest vegetation. The identical initiative applies to the inner gardens, bringing a contact of native forest indoors.
The architectural program is distributed over 5 cut up ranges, accommodating the in depth program with out occupying a big space of the land. On the entry degree, there are the pool, gourmand house, exterior terrace, wine cellar, and three visitor suites. Half a ground under are the health club, sport room, sauna, and therapeutic massage room. The basement homes knowledgeable cinema with automation and high-performance audio system, which required a fancy excavation course of, structural reinforcement, and sturdy retaining partitions because of the proximity to the ocean and water desk.
On the higher ground, social, personal, and purposeful areas are distributed all through the structure. The social space contains the lounge, eating room, and an out of doors terrace for al fresco eating. The personal space options the master bedroom with a house workplace house and the youngsters’s suites. The purposeful space contains the kitchen, laundry room, and a part of the workers quarters, that are additionally complemented by an intermediate ground. Lastly, on the best degree of the home, there may be entry by way of the condominium with a storage for automobiles. Photo voltaic power with photovoltaic panels permits for extra sustainable water heating.
On the facade, tough stones sourced from the area play a vital position in establishing a dialogue with the rocky hillside. The stones of various sizes and tones are organized horizontally and set with mortar. Wooden additionally performs a major position within the materiality of the home: on the facade with decks, roofing, and mashrabiyas (made from Accoya, offering each privateness and visibility for the rooms); and internally within the flooring of the personal space, panels, and carpentry. In the remainder of the flooring, a porcelain mannequin developed by the Studio for the Italian producer Refin is used. Giant glass panes permit pure mild to enter and supply visible permeability. Lastly, the normal ceramic tile roof, a function of the unique venture, mixed with the straw ceiling, creates a harmonious distinction with the modern look of the constructing.
Within the inside design, Arthur and his staff had nice autonomy in deciding on items. In an try to mix exterior and inside supplies, they selected crafts and artworks by famend Brazilian artisans, such because the Apostle Head by Mestre Nicola, positioned within the corridor, and supplies like wooden, ceramics, and straw to enhance the designer furnishings.
Modern worldwide items (just like the Orlando couch and Rams chaise by Paola Lenti within the pool space, and the Aptitude’o chair by B&B Italia within the gourmand house) and nationwide items (just like the NR02 espresso desk by Lucas Recchia and the Vidigal armchairs by Lattoog within the gourmand residing space) are mixed with iconic classics (just like the Zeca Chair by Jorge Zalszupin on the eating desk) and even items designed by Arthur himself: the Apache desk, Ayahuasca sideboard, Vieira Souto espresso desk, and the Quilombo and Lurdes desks.
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