Pedra da Gávea House, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

May 29th, 2008 - Posted in Home Design

“Soon we saw that the best option was to demolish everything and to start on a new idea, a mixture of studio and house, in two wings to give to greater privacy”, acounts Chicô. The grafism present in the art of Renata inspired Chicô to draw a construction of straight lines, with an East Asian base and influences of Brazilian architecture – an example is the colonial roofing tiles. “The interior and the forms are simple, with very little mixture of materials”, points out Chicô. This house got a great blend of Japanese and Brazilian about it and the layout and style, although perhaps not that “modern”, really appeal.

Reflecting pools, swimming pool and flawless landscaping (by Haruyoshi Ono, of Burle Marx & Cia) divide the two wings, that spread across the 1345 m2 section with with views to Pedra da Gávea, in Rio De Janeiro. Formed of two wings, separated by a reflecting pond, the house provides privacy, with the bedrooms set apart in the smaller of the two structures. Two beds down, and a master up top with a wrap around balcony and walk in wardrobe through to the bathroom.

Across the courtyard is the larger kitchen dining studio block. I think it’s nice that the studio is situated above the living area, as it gives you the feeling of going off to work as you head across the courtyard from the bedroom. It also gives space for extra guests and has fantastic views down the valley no doubt.
Arquitetura & Construção featured this house by Chicô Gouvêa quite some time ago.