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Project • By Estúdio Pedro Haruf • Residential Landscape
Terramar House
In Itacaré, southern Bahia, where the Atlantic Forest meets the ocean in a landscape of nearly absolute intensity, Terramar House is sited with precision.
Located in the Vila São José complex, the residence occupies a narrow and challenging hillside site, with a 14-meter elevation change and depth varying between 12 and 20 meters. Only about 40% of the lot was effectively buildable due to condominium restrictions and the trapezoidal geometry itself, marked by two 50-meter fronts: an upper one for main access and a lower one facing the street leading to the beach.
With 450 sqm and four suites, the house was conceived as a summer residence as well as a rental property, requiring a balance between privacy, social interac... More
Project • By YKAA • Private Houses
Solarium House
From the get-go, our simplicity-loving clients, a couple with their three dogs, requested a compact house with a sunroom where everyone could come together. However, the land presented a certain challenge - it is located in a chaotic urban zone with limited natural light. As a result, we started looking into different ways to handle natural light as well as to create an open space in this particular context. In addition, during this process, we realized that it would be important to design a dwelling place with a sense of psychological distance from its surroundings.
©Ikuya Sasaki
©Ikuya Sasaki
First of all, we created an open space, hereinafter referred to as the Solarium, with an atrium in the centre of the buil... More