House in Gávea / gru.a

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Gávea, Brazil
  • Architects: gru.a
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  350
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2023
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Rafael Salim, Pedro Kok
  • Lead Architects : Pedro Varella, Caio Calafate, André Cavendish
  • Structural Engineering: Marcio Pompei
  • Lighting Design: Diana Joels
  • Landscape Design: Wabi-Sabi Atelier
  • Construction: CMN Engenharia
  • Project Team: André Cavendish, Antonio Machado
  • Program: Residence
  • City: Gávea
  • Country: Brazil
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© Pedro Kok

Text description provided by the architects. This project occupies a plateau bordered by a stretch of Atlantic forest in Rio de Janeiro. This small social space is defined by the implementation of cyclopean concrete walls that organize living areas.

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© Rafael Salim
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Ground floor plan
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© Pedro Kok

The project's occupation fulfills the demand to create a space for cooking and eating, a small living room, and an outdoor square.

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© Pedro Kok
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Section B
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© Rafael Salim
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We borrowed the use of cyclopean as an abundant repertoire in the city of Rio de Janeiro, especially those that contain cuts in the terrain where urban walks pass through the Tijuca forest.

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© Pedro Kok
House in Gávea / gru.a - Exterior Photography, Garden, Forest
© Pedro Kok

Sleek lines of metallic profile connect them and allow for the settling of concrete slabs that draw shadows in the space, with the help of the local vegetation.

House in Gávea / gru.a - Exterior Photography, Forest
© Rafael Salim

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Cite: "House in Gávea / gru.a" [Casa na Gávea / gru.a] 26 Apr 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1015992/house-in-gavea-gr> ISSN 0719-8884

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