The residential building located in Torres, on the coast of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, consists of a single, compact and linear prismatic volume of only three floors slightly elevated in relation to the ground seeking to explore the dialogue between private and urban life. The twenty residential units have different typologies and dimensions, with apartments from one to three bedrooms, some being duplex.

The building is inserted in a consolidated urban fabric, respecting the scale of the neighborhood, whose predominant characteristics are buildings of two and three floors intended for housing. Besides, it was important to create an identity for it, resulting in a solid, responsive to its internal differentiations and welcoming building.

The facade facing the street confers a unique and distinct character to the building, overlapping the volume with a modular grid that divides the facade into rectangular compartments of various dimensions. This compartmentalization minimizes the perception of the height of the building, emphasizing the horizontality of the volume. The building structural grid allows the use of conventional reinforced concrete structures. Masonry, apparent concrete, glass and wood closures create the diversity of materials for a composition of traditional and contemporary technologies.

The project was awarded first prize at The Plan Award, in Venice, at the Cityscape Awards, in Dubai, and at the IDA Design Awards, in Los Angeles. It was awarded second place at Rethinking the Future, in New Delhi, and at the Saint-Gobain award, in São Paulo. Also received an honorable mention in the AsBea Awards, and was 'shortlisted' in the WAN Awards.