Residência Braúnas / Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados

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  • Design Team: Tadeu Ferreira, Claudia Bigoto, Daniela Sopas, Felipe Barba, Fernanda Vilaça, Gabriel Mendonça, Gabriel Penna, Giovanna Federico, Guilherme Sampaio, Luana Lopes, Nathalia Grippa, Rodrigo Nakajima, Rodrigo Oliveira, Tony Chen
  • Landscape: Jardim Paulistano Paisagismo 
  • Engineering: PROJEN  
  • Electrical & Hydraulical Engineering: Zamaro 
  • Construction: EPSON  
  • Country: Brazil
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Residência Braúnas / Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade
© André Scarpa

Text description provided by the architects. Serving as a summer house for the families of two brothers, Braunas Residence organizes an extensive program of social and private spaces on a single-floor house. Both families already used to get together often on weekends and vacations, so it was a natural decision to build the project as a coexistence space for the whole family. As for the project, that meant the only strict spaces are the couples' suites, children's bedrooms are shared between cousins and every other space is for common use.

Residência Braúnas / Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados - Exterior Photography
© André Scarpa
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Residência Braúnas / Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade, Courtyard
© André Scarpa

Architecturally, the main force of the project is to connect indoor spaces to a generous patio, including a garden and a water mirror. Designed to optimize natural lighting, social areas were placed in a transparent box with large glass doors opening to the front and back, reinforcing the patio as the main space for articulation. This arrangement creates an internal atmosphere that reduces distances and makes the whole place cozy. Through its transparency, outside green spaces interpenetrate the house, visually completing and connecting the spaces. Besides that, the abundance of ventilation and natural lighting provide environmental comfort. The construction system uses both regular concrete and metallic structures. Due to larger spans and lightness, the latteris applied to social areas and verandas. A metallic brise was positioned as a flap descending from the roof to protect the entire social area from the setting sun.

Residência Braúnas / Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados - Interior Photography, Table, Chair, Windows
© André Scarpa
Residência Braúnas / Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados - Interior Photography, Living Room, Table, Chair, Beam
© André Scarpa
Residência Braúnas / Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Windows
© André Scarpa

Overall, the colors are very discreet, in shades of gray, highlighting the garden. The most prominent finishing materials are rough plaster on external walls, wooden flooring and doors, and metallic structure. Roman travertine is used as floor finishing for the social areas, terrace, and swimming pool. In terms of sustainability, solar panels were specified for heating bath and pool water, as well as rainwater harvest for reuse and irrigation.

Residência Braúnas / Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados - Exterior Photography, Facade
© André Scarpa

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Cite: "Residência Braúnas / Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados" [Residência Braúnas / Reinach Mendonça Arquitetos Associados] 05 Mar 2023. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/997330/residencia-braunas-reinach-mendonca-arquitetos-associados> ISSN 0719-8884

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