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Project • By YVA Arquitetura • Private Houses
Casa Django
Dual play between the opaque and the empty synthesizes the functions and intentions of the plastic in this country house near Curitiba, south Brazil.Between two opaque blocks made of solid brick, a transparent window is covered by a light metal structure to cover the meeting area of this house in Almirante Tamandaré, in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba. The existing land offered a raised plateau, facing the street, and a large forest preserved in the back. Fortunately, the location of the forest coincided with the north, which directed not only all the openings of the house to receive the sunshine during the day, but the location of the deck integrated to the kitchen and the outside fire place. The house therefore opens with generous t... More
Project • By YVA Arquitetura • Private Houses
Casa Michelle
The residence for a family of two - commissioned by a technology entrepreneur. Located in a 15.000 m2 lot in the Metropolitan Region of Curitiba, construction should not advance on the area of environmental protection that covers almost 70% of the site. The occupation in the western portion of the terrain, where a natural clearing already existed, proved to be the least invasive option.The residence develops along two axes: an internal and an external circulation. While the interior corridor promotes access to the house's surroundings, the exterior creates a space for articulation between the woods and the house, and also serves as a rectilinear balcony with access to the kitchen, dining, living and office.The sectorization defines the bu... More