Passos House / David Guerra

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Passos, Brazil
  • Architects: David Guerra
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  675
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Jomar Bragança
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Indusparquet, Neolith, AM Galeria, Accervo Design, Belissimo, Bellar, Deca, Franccino, Galeria Celma Albuquerque, Galeria Orlando Lemos, Insight, Líder Interiores, Marie Camille;, Mharmaros, Micheliny Martins, Oseias, Patrik Cizilio Madeiras, Pedras Vitoria, Preall, Prodomo, +5
  • Lead Architect: David Guerra
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Passos House / David Guerra - Exterior Photography
© Jomar Bragança

Text description provided by the architects. Located in the southwest part of the state, this residence was conceived, not just architecturally but also in its interior design, to become an oasis in a continental region, with high temperatures and low humidity. Like an oasis, a refuge, it became essential the presence of many trees and gardens, surrounding the house located in a suburb with few trees and lots of modernist architecture.

Passos House / David Guerra - Exterior Photography, Facade, Garden
© Jomar Bragança

Solutions to lightning and ventilation were essential to bring the necessary freshness to a warm region. A large garden was conceived on the four sides of the terrain, designed by Felipe Fontes, combined with a winter garden in the center. The result is a courtyard aspect right in the middle of the residence, inspired by buildings that would rely on a more natural solution than air conditioning. This space becomes not just a place of reunion, but also a focal point, that enables heat exchange with the exterior.

Passos House / David Guerra - Interior Photography, Dining room, Table, Windows, Chair
© Jomar Bragança
Passos House / David Guerra - Interior Photography, Living Room, Sofa, Table, Chair
© Jomar Bragança
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Passos House / David Guerra - Interior Photography, Living Room, Sofa, Table
© Jomar Bragança

A house with an open concept and integrated spaces requires solutions for privacy. The woodwork of sliding doors allows integration as well as limitation of the common spaces, looking for the simultaneity of activities so much for receiving guests, but also on the aspects of private life. The home office can be brought to join the living room, allowing amplification of space, natural lighting to come in, and the expansion of crossed ventilation. All spaces aim for convergence and integration.

Passos House / David Guerra - Interior Photography, Living Room, Shelving
© Jomar Bragança
Passos House / David Guerra - Interior Photography, Living Room, Sofa, Table, Windows
© Jomar Bragança

The materials reflect the environment and the natural context: floors, decks, ceilings, panels, all in “freijó” wood. Besides, the use of cement, bricks, and stone help to complement this composition. When it comes to colors, the goal was to transform the space, filling it with life and affection, from pink to caramel, from brown to green, from blue to yellow, on the walls and on furniture, carpets, and artwork.

Passos House / David Guerra - Interior Photography, Living Room
© Jomar Bragança

The roof was chosen looking to distance the architecture from regular solutions like, for example, concrete slabs, bringing the richness of tradition, reminding of older roofing solutions. At the same time, the use of orthogonal details tries to break the singularity of meaning, creating an interesting dialogue between modern and traditional. The most preponderant element is the remembrance of affective memory, priority, and the main philosophy of all designs made by the office.

Passos House / David Guerra - Exterior Photography, Windows, Garden
© Jomar Bragança

The bedroom area was separated on an adjacent block, protected from the public sight of the common spaces. However, it was a priority for the bedrooms to be in symbiosis with nature. The interposition of private gardens along the extension of all windows was the solution. With that, the dwellers can enjoy privacy without losing contact with nature.

Passos House / David Guerra - Interior Photography, Windows, Chair
© Jomar Bragança

Furniture, carpets, and objects had a close curatorship and supervision of the architect himself, combined with an auspicious look and accurate taste of the owners, who very well understood the necessity of a matched solution in interior design when compared to architectural ones. Therefore, the result was a house well built, with harmonious solutions on furniture, objects, and artwork.

Passos House / David Guerra - Interior Photography, Living Room, Chair
© Jomar Bragança

At last, this building became a highlight in town: complexity combined with natural simplicity. A residence of animus dominus, where dwellers find the comforts of modern life but also the indispensable contact with nature, fresh air, and silence. It’s the synthesis of good architecture, answering to the most rigorous demands of a project so quintessential as a residence.

Passos House / David Guerra - Exterior Photography
© Jomar Bragança

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Cite: "Passos House / David Guerra" [Casa Passos / David Guerra] 26 Apr 2022. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/980797/passos-house-david-guerra> ISSN 0719-8884

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