The “Concrete House” is the result of an effort to create a beautiful and functional residential project from a simple and rational structure of exposed concrete.
Located in a condominium surrounded by nature, in the municipality of Nova Lima - MG, the house was designed as a concrete and glass box. Hence the given name.
The first floor concentrates the service and leisure spaces (a TV room and a large outdoor living area). The swimming pool, entirely coated with the same porcelain as the floor, often has a crystalline blue water and faces the landscape, framed by the mountains of the Serra do Curral.

The house truly happens on the second floor! The access is via the stairs in the entrance hall, with double height ceilings, which is introduced by a portico over a large pivot door. Upstairs, the dining, living and intimate living rooms, the toilet, the kitchen and the office are integrated and they all face the privileged views of the surrounding nature, complemented by a meticulous landscaping project.
Between the rooms, a beautiful central external patio, with a Jabuticaba tree in the middle and niches carved into the wall, where spices are planted to serve the kitchen. On the same floor, a concrete wall separates the intimate part of the house, giving it privacy – there are 3 suites, and the master suite opens onto the beautiful landscape.

As a constructive detail, the remaining holes from the cast-in-place concrete walls were maintained in some places. This little holes completed the inner scenario with natural lighting as small points of light.

From the front facade it is possible to see the mountains through the entire building. The visual permeability of the glass enclosures, mediated by the set of blinds that provide different gradations of privacy, made it possible to share the privileged view of the house with the street.

Team: 
Architect: Ângela Roldão Arquiettura
Collaborating Architects: Marina Rabelo, Thalita Mattos
Intern: Natália Fraguglia
Lightdesigner: Junia Carsalade
Landscape: Thiers Matos
Construction company: Construtora Privilége – Rogério
Framing consultant: Bianca Di Franco Michell
Structural Calculation: Márcio Gonçalves
Photographer: Jomar Bragança

Materials used:
Porcelain tiles: Terratile
Blind: Persianas & Ideias 
Door and Window frames/Shelfs: Cinex Arch / Sumisura Serviços 
Wooden pieces: Hermes Ebanesteria
Furniture: Inne
Furniture: Casual Móveis
Closets: Marcato 
Furniture: Micheliny Móveis 
Furniture: HB Design 
Art advisor: Virgínia Geo
Lighting pendant: FAZ Iluminação
Rug: Odegard Carpets 
Rug: Sandra e Márcio 
Photographs: Raquel Coelho 
Railing: Ferreira Ulhoa