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GENESIS HOUSE
 

A REFLECTION OF RESPECT FOR BRAZILIAN MODERNISM, GENESIS HOUSE SEARCHES AT THE ROOT OF THE GREAT MASTERS OF ARCHITECTURE, TO RETURN TO SIMPLICITY AND DESIGN OBJECTIVITY, WITHOUT LOSING ITS CONTEMPORARY PLACE.

USING THE TRADITIONAL MATERIALS OF THE PERIOD, SUCH AS CONCRETE, IT WAS POSSIBLE TO KEEP THE GROUND FLOOR LOOSE, MAKING THE PLAN FREE FOR THE SOCIAL PART TO OCCUR INTEGRATED WITH ALL THE SOCIAL EQUIPMENT OF THE RESIDENCE.

THE UPPER FLOOR CONCRETE WALLS ARE TRANSVERSELY CUTTING THE WHOLE EXTENSION OF THE TOP BLADE, CREATING A RHYTHM, A STRATEGY VERY USED IN MODERNISM AS AN INHERITANCE OF CLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE.

AS AN INTEGRATING UNIT OF THE WHOLE PROJECT, THE VERTICAL CIRCULATION WAS DESIGNED LIKE A CYLINDER, AND THIS TIME IT WAS DECIDED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS ELEMENT, WITH ITS ORGANIC SHAPE, COATED WITH A LEAK MODULE THAT BRINGS OUTSIDE LIGHT, WHICH WASHES THIS CIRCULATION, ELEVATING THIS SPACE FROM TRANSITIONAL TO SENSORY.

​LOCATION: SAO PAULO | BRAZIL

CONCLUSION YEAR: IN PROGRESS

GROSS BUILT AREA: 670m²

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