CWN House / Bernardes Arquitetura

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Santana de Parnaíba, Brazil
  • Project Team: Thiago Bernardes (diretor criativo), Marcia Santoro, Camila Tariki, Felipe Coimbra, Helena Obino, Leemin Tang, Fernanda Moraes, Luiza Barros, Mariana Cohen, Pérola Machado, Gabriela Guimarães
  • Landscape Design: Isabel Duprat
  • Communication/Text: Matheus Pereira
  • Architecture: Bernardes Arquitetura
  • Installations: Zamaro Engenharia
  • City: Santana de Parnaíba
  • Country: Brazil
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CWN House / Bernardes Arquitetura - Interior Photography, Table, Chair, Facade
© Leonardo Finotti

Text description provided by the architects. In Santana de Parnaíba, a city 40 kilometers away from São Paulo downtown, is the condominium where this residence was built. The plot with 1,850 square meters and approximately 6 meters of unevenness accommodated the house with 1,750 square meters of built area distributed over three floors. The L-shaped design and one of the diagonal wings has a steel frame and stone closures on the south face (opaque) and frames and brises on the north face (translucent).

CWN House / Bernardes Arquitetura - Exterior Photography
© Leonardo Finotti

Two axes organize the sectorization of the house from the volume in the shape of a boomerang, so that in the wing parallel to the street are the social areas and master suite, while in the second wing, in an obtuse angle, the service and intimate areas. In this first, the central area accommodates the double height living room, integrated into the garden of tropical species with landscaping designed by Isabel Duprat. Inside, from the modulation of the steel structure, the four upper faces are closed with glass and slatted wood panels, the one facing the garden with brise-soleil that follow the same alignment and dimension of the slats of the other panels. This approach allowed for strategic views from the upper floor, as well as protection against direct sunlight, in the case of brises-soleil.

CWN House / Bernardes Arquitetura - Interior Photography, Table, Chair
© Leonardo Finotti
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Ground Floor Plan
CWN House / Bernardes Arquitetura - Interior Photography, Living Room, Table
© Leonardo Finotti

It is worth mentioning that the brises-soleil detailed by the Bernardes Arquitetura team are supported by metal trays covered in metal plates with the same painting as the structure, which also plays the role of eaves.

On the lower face of the main module's highlighted wall, the closure is made by applying stone. In the furniture, pieces by Brazilian designers make up the living room, such as the armchairs Mole by Sérgio Rodrigues and Vareta by Joaquim Tenreiro. On the left side, the space (with a simple height) is cut off perpendicularly by a wall where is the dining room, with access to the kitchen and back hallway.

CWN House / Bernardes Arquitetura - Interior Photography, Facade, Chair
© Leonardo Finotti

At the opposite end, the veranda of the same dimension as the living room's structural module, but with a simple height, can be integrated into the interior if the frame is open. The ceiling, volume of the barbecue grill and countertop receive wooden slats and rulers (the same as in the other spaces), and stone on the counter and sink niche. For furniture, the Box sofa by Jader Almeida in harmony with the Asturias Fixa armchairs by Carlos Motta on the garden.

The stone board flooring of the internal spaces was also used in the external area, and the absence of unevenness emphasizes the spatial continuity. The sash rail was embedded between the boards.

CWN House / Bernardes Arquitetura - Interior Photography, Table, Chair
© Leonardo Finotti
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Section AA

Bringing coziness and highlighting the natural tones of the materials, the lighting design, developed in partnership with Estúdio Carlos Fortes, uses a warm color temperature.

On the upper floor there are four suites, and due to the arrangement of the central void, the master suite is accommodated on the right side and accessed by a walkway, while the other bedrooms are distributed along the east-west axis. Wooden brises-soleil provides privacy and transparency to the garden, which contributes to the pleasant ambience of the resting spaces. In the basement, there is a garage for up to five cars and technical areas.

CWN House / Bernardes Arquitetura - Exterior Photography
© Leonardo Finotti

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Cite: "CWN House / Bernardes Arquitetura" [Casa CWN / Bernardes Arquitetura] 12 Sep 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/965076/cwn-house-bernardes-arquitetura> ISSN 0719-8884

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