Project: Nebelina House
Architects: female mutilation
location: Brazil
Area: 4,305 SF
photos by: Courtesy of FGMF
Neblina House by FGMF
Neblina House is a stunning contemporary residence designed by FGMF. It is located in the countryside of São Paulo in Brazil and has access to beautiful views of the Itatiba Valley. Lavish contemporary design is expected from this studio, at least from what we’ve seen in some of their other projects such as Cigarra House, Grid House, Mirante House, Cafezal House, as well as Botucatu House.
Award-winning architecture firm FGMF Architects, based in São Paulo, signed on to design the Neblina House. This house is made up of a group of volumes projected with the direction of the sun and also with a great view of the Itatiba Valley in the countryside of São Paulo, Brazil. Stunning views, the need for privacy, distance from the street and the desire to integrate the house with the gardens were the core elements of the volumes concept.
Visualizing volumes with different dimensions and heights for rooms, bathrooms, offices, garage and stairs is a formal approach, however the construction shows programmatic division. Sometimes these volumes appear on the ground, and sometimes they float above a large front garden, concealing the social area of the house. A thin concrete structure with cantilevers strengthens the visual approach of the programme. The resulting glass living room is visually integrated into a large swimming pool, yet far enough out to allow year-round sunning.
The service areas are partially hidden in a stake with a green roof, disguising themselves in the landscape and acting as a sort of retaining wall. This containment created a plateau hidden from public view. In this space, the living room has been shown as glazing resulting from the upper volumes.
Covered and enclosed space for leisure, the rest of the design is plastic, and the water mirror hovers towards this wonderful view.
-FGMF
