Villa Vals - SeARCH & CMA

Shouldn’t it be possible to conceal a house in an Alpine slope while still exploiting the wonderful views and allowing light to enter the building?<br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pAOKVX5QlPop7HAavT5y56j2qsntkBw1cU8h55ua6Drszzu6r3VkmKMArIYyB0lF9ayGo1uUIQbD2i-X7WRqwKw/villa-vals-search-7923.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pAOKVX5QlPop7HAavT5y56j2qsntkBw1cU8h55ua6Drszzu6r3VkmKMArIYyB0lF9ayGo1uUIQbD2i-X7WRqwKw/villa-vals-search-7923.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Surprised that it was permissible to construct a pair of dwellings so close to the world famous thermal baths of Vals, the client seized the opportunity to develop the site, without disturbing the bath’s expansive views. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmHars9GbGS2cwuSc-k_IHXeibuZBgruPcTH0xN568CRuzPCusywBeHvkjFGNCIdeA7FEeb6bHBTQKyckpka9lg/villa-vals-search-7899.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmHars9GbGS2cwuSc-k_IHXeibuZBgruPcTH0xN568CRuzPCusywBeHvkjFGNCIdeA7FEeb6bHBTQKyckpka9lg/villa-vals-search-7899.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pRojGFum0b5JehGO_1IL_f9RNiPFk4U9zMNoNPl5_xy4DjkeLA81jC7DS8v_yItow7pzZ9ofywB0HogGeObTDvg/zvilla-vals-search-6233.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pRojGFum0b5JehGO_1IL_f9RNiPFk4U9zMNoNPl5_xy4DjkeLA81jC7DS8v_yItow7pzZ9ofywB0HogGeObTDvg/zvilla-vals-search-6233.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The introduction of a central patio into the steep incline creates a large façade with considerable potential for window openings. The viewing angle from the building is slightly inclined, giving an even more dramatic view of the strikingly beautiful mountains on the opposite side of the narrow valley.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pLI1e69Muokzs23DgeBYG0LWYzT195b8dRZpsMgmps5CU-VCiiJsMnTaEk_QqszTrn52xbzqv55x-ayhf2zWiJw/villa-vals-search-6538.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pLI1e69Muokzs23DgeBYG0LWYzT195b8dRZpsMgmps5CU-VCiiJsMnTaEk_QqszTrn52xbzqv55x-ayhf2zWiJw/villa-vals-search-6538.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pzLWYmw_Vmxz6KiovpsjNHfKYVMPzUnGL73VWnzgfT0bFQidEqSZf3XW2XXTBsdwe_6LrveKNFzH5QyujbPZnFg/villa-vals-search-6800.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pzLWYmw_Vmxz6KiovpsjNHfKYVMPzUnGL73VWnzgfT0bFQidEqSZf3XW2XXTBsdwe_6LrveKNFzH5QyujbPZnFg/villa-vals-search-6800.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The Local Authority’s well intentioned caution, that unusual modern proposals were generally not favoured, proved unfounded. The planners were pleased that the proposal did not appear ‘residential’ or impose on the adjacent baths building. The scheme was not perceived as a typical structure but rather an example of pragmatic unobtrusive development in a sensitive location. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pJYHdtlQizIpXNiP_Ju-XIFIsFOczF-XEKmhqJnmkph-QJGvDg6OR_BB9b0ZFgBg_2_9CBOOgj1GuZPRDLh6Hzw/villa-vals-search-6768.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pJYHdtlQizIpXNiP_Ju-XIFIsFOczF-XEKmhqJnmkph-QJGvDg6OR_BB9b0ZFgBg_2_9CBOOgj1GuZPRDLh6Hzw/villa-vals-search-6768.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />The placing of the entrance via an old Graubünder barn and an underground tunnel further convinced them that the concept, while slightly absurd, could still be permitted. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puFWtv01km11NOtyPDY1VSk84yLrB_yLyrTRK2jTAHcA6hpotZeNUPIoNIyubXR678xNqOGFxwysJs0zoXS75AA/villa-vals-search-6733.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puFWtv01km11NOtyPDY1VSk84yLrB_yLyrTRK2jTAHcA6hpotZeNUPIoNIyubXR678xNqOGFxwysJs0zoXS75AA/villa-vals-search-6733.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pOBJckABYW8cMbWYAFDQ8Zy1Fo82SRzTEpSG5I3iXgY8_eZtEp6N6fj3ynZ2-ifYxYhsa4kNi0KRsgaqqPWAp0Q/villa-vals-search-7738.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pOBJckABYW8cMbWYAFDQ8Zy1Fo82SRzTEpSG5I3iXgY8_eZtEp6N6fj3ynZ2-ifYxYhsa4kNi0KRsgaqqPWAp0Q/villa-vals-search-7738.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Switzerland’s planning laws dictate that it is only possible to grant a definitive planning permission after a timber 
model of the building’s volume has first been constructed on site. This can then be accurately appraised by the local community and objected to if considered unsuitable. For this proposal, logic prevailed and this part of the process was deemed to be unnecessary. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_lCnPxooW5DeU-5ba3WaeabilalDQ7y9TYNYFtcFWJvOvrom9lX3xEjDIkAbZqJg5MacCR05bp1ldPsH71_sow/villa-vals-search-6811.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_lCnPxooW5DeU-5ba3WaeabilalDQ7y9TYNYFtcFWJvOvrom9lX3xEjDIkAbZqJg5MacCR05bp1ldPsH71_sow/villa-vals-search-6811.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pF6Z1upHE5U6Ob1tNDRo5EOCfgkMcVRximz5hADfUSwiu_qv74DtgggfNMN5AlDfS7KUeZFVOqK6m0iDaPAIVmw/villa-vals-search-7830.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pF6Z1upHE5U6Ob1tNDRo5EOCfgkMcVRximz5hADfUSwiu_qv74DtgggfNMN5AlDfS7KUeZFVOqK6m0iDaPAIVmw/villa-vals-search-7830.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Architects: SeARCH & CMA<br />Location: Vals, Switzerland <br />Design: Bjarne Mastenbroek & Christian Müller<br />Interior design cardboard bedroom: Studio JVM, Jeroen van Mechelen<br />Interior design excluding cardboard bedroom: Bjarne Mastenbroek <br />Interior advises: Christian Müller, Monica Ketting & Thomas Eyck<br />Contractor main structure: Kurt Schnyder Bauunternehmung, Vals, CH<br />Structural engineering: Alex Kilchmann, Schluein, CH<br />Glass façade engineering and construction: Walch GmbH, Ludesch, AT<br />Carpenter, interior finishing: A. Gartmann AG, Vals, CH<br />Cardboard interior: Nedcam shaping technology, Apeldoorn, NL<br />Cupboards, step chest: van hier tot Tokio’, Japanese Antiques <br />Electrical installations: Comet GmbH, Vals, CH <br />Plumbing & Water installations: Oscar Caduff, Vals, CH <br />Mechanical Ventilation & heating regeneration: Lippuner EMT AG, Grabs, CH<br />Avalanche protection: Geobrugg AG, Romanshorn, CH<br />Fire places and stoves: Maurus Cathomas, Ilanz, CH<br />Project Year: 2009<br />Photographs: Iwan Baan </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9VBnkD-_gsD3TTjKk8wmuMWdZ7VEPz0s_0yiQCivLQgZX8Iz_YhN9ASAKA3cfs2BaOHdb7ND771d5YJiQYoxYw/axo.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p9VBnkD-_gsD3TTjKk8wmuMWdZ7VEPz0s_0yiQCivLQgZX8Iz_YhN9ASAKA3cfs2BaOHdb7ND771d5YJiQYoxYw/axo.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pdttyF3t5D-MD_Pj5BFKM4NjtAqC1Ck4LL136BH_pGe0S2GJmsRwqXaTgoZKF0vIndSpSRbn7k2QCSmsf_iZY6A/corte1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pdttyF3t5D-MD_Pj5BFKM4NjtAqC1Ck4LL136BH_pGe0S2GJmsRwqXaTgoZKF0vIndSpSRbn7k2QCSmsf_iZY6A/corte1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pan2D4xOY_HQWeLDmrZBoXyHRGCy4Ku0jQZ1KmeMB181cfRK0kq3ovFob6aKWKv-mWdvszB68-8ICfJSvMGAzKA/corte2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pan2D4xOY_HQWeLDmrZBoXyHRGCy4Ku0jQZ1KmeMB181cfRK0kq3ovFob6aKWKv-mWdvszB68-8ICfJSvMGAzKA/corte2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQLtY3Edlut1aXxWOnW7-AtmdCXO_xj56Lzuv6bif70d9dIDMZXusq8fLih-x96Q4ADiGnta58nwOrB4yix2uSQ/croquis.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQLtY3Edlut1aXxWOnW7-AtmdCXO_xj56Lzuv6bif70d9dIDMZXusq8fLih-x96Q4ADiGnta58nwOrB4yix2uSQ/croquis.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQNKRNLriNilxgXNI-glmuFCm5IT0M9SJA4Jkoj953EDzTDtIbIHDBsHaAW5N7W2Lvu0zS6Hy2EMjgeAfxZ-wdA/elevacion.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQNKRNLriNilxgXNI-glmuFCm5IT0M9SJA4Jkoj953EDzTDtIbIHDBsHaAW5N7W2Lvu0zS6Hy2EMjgeAfxZ-wdA/elevacion.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1px2rtLj_gJKWJiskvw4W9OGdI3V6MV-hevWD0Yw49WU0cs7PmcIZ3mtufSisj7BjCVLKcR9zIvSjcNaePJVFDBg/planta1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1px2rtLj_gJKWJiskvw4W9OGdI3V6MV-hevWD0Yw49WU0cs7PmcIZ3mtufSisj7BjCVLKcR9zIvSjcNaePJVFDBg/planta1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pYASKKGTd5Oe9T5_cdcMFbwvRedE8mh4zFHBFjzit90pd0sN21POWm9qeTTgfmHtA1z2mPCORTu019vUFVygoxg/planta2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pYASKKGTd5Oe9T5_cdcMFbwvRedE8mh4zFHBFjzit90pd0sN21POWm9qeTTgfmHtA1z2mPCORTu019vUFVygoxg/planta2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pImWnD4ePdIpBCa2iwym19vXQVj14wpJWY-hSpZxS0YfiPOWgOuAb2oew3Fxnpg4m0nwL2SHZslem_9J5A3q0_g/planta-3-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Villa Vals, SeARCH & CMA" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pImWnD4ePdIpBCa2iwym19vXQVj14wpJWY-hSpZxS0YfiPOWgOuAb2oew3Fxnpg4m0nwL2SHZslem_9J5A3q0_g/planta-3-4.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><br /><br />VIA: <a href="http://tecnohaus.blogspot.com/2010/01/villa-vals-search-cma.html" target="_blank">TECNOHAUS</a>

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Sumaré House - Isay Weinfeld

<a href="http://www.isayweinfeld.com/site/">Isay Weinfeld Arquitecto</a> designed the Sumaré house, in São Paulo, for a graphic designer who desired a “spacious house, where she could work, exercise, entertain friends and, of course, live in.”<br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNeKWJqMCz_ZVx-kI7t9gHwMRr_RIuH0gpr0KSTp0yMzRy5FMo-M9W1Gt0CaoXXfUhljunZyJ5JMvTomBgw4AYg/casa-sumare-13.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Sumaré - Isay Weinfeld, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pNeKWJqMCz_ZVx-kI7t9gHwMRr_RIuH0gpr0KSTp0yMzRy5FMo-M9W1Gt0CaoXXfUhljunZyJ5JMvTomBgw4AYg/casa-sumare-13.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDpM3tk_BLZjYwQoSkXQy8scsv9_iuHPCg_U_G34-P7IyyyTVGqBAevFkDC48I5ahzoxgVTLGgVBMN1ziz8zplA/casa-sumare-12.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Sumaré - Isay Weinfeld, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDpM3tk_BLZjYwQoSkXQy8scsv9_iuHPCg_U_G34-P7IyyyTVGqBAevFkDC48I5ahzoxgVTLGgVBMN1ziz8zplA/casa-sumare-12.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />Due to height restriction laws, the building could not exceed 2 floors, thus an underground floor was needed for the caretaker’s quarters and the atelier. Both spaces open to a lawn so the feeling of being underground is forgotten. On the middle floor, a few steps above street level, a sitting and dinning room open to a larger lawn.</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pBYNkIWaV_8qtbfQQhYtWBZAGU7Xz9cz2UFviWYiNyquDGd2WZSGhYk1W1pscenvfug60fwXM2XgYTSJ0hyIy5g/casa-sumare-06.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Sumaré - Isay Weinfeld, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pBYNkIWaV_8qtbfQQhYtWBZAGU7Xz9cz2UFviWYiNyquDGd2WZSGhYk1W1pscenvfug60fwXM2XgYTSJ0hyIy5g/casa-sumare-06.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPYREK2ddpg9lAHmKLRd3Es6Z6W5N2ucWg-Ez4-CgVmI4ZaC-RP14ufvH55_WKGThPDDB1smgAK8yrTwOQD7J9Q/casa-sumare-07.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Sumaré - Isay Weinfeld, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPYREK2ddpg9lAHmKLRd3Es6Z6W5N2ucWg-Ez4-CgVmI4ZaC-RP14ufvH55_WKGThPDDB1smgAK8yrTwOQD7J9Q/casa-sumare-07.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQsHPbvc7okFzeWQ4g5cXPs-n-nnt9yt-dRRbvzm9sH6CpmJ03h8zCYh7Oi3LVIbs4rTu7kZBeq4cZKeiahlq1g/casa-sumare-08.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Sumaré - Isay Weinfeld, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pQsHPbvc7okFzeWQ4g5cXPs-n-nnt9yt-dRRbvzm9sH6CpmJ03h8zCYh7Oi3LVIbs4rTu7kZBeq4cZKeiahlq1g/casa-sumare-08.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pseIl14Mctj15_iS4ojZ8km6CjjXG4Nk5kc5Pr-1VJcvPDanSfVjKxCzIsiCnwb-eXUlgFBmraL3ZF1816eBwAw/casa-sumare-09.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Sumaré - Isay Weinfeld, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pseIl14Mctj15_iS4ojZ8km6CjjXG4Nk5kc5Pr-1VJcvPDanSfVjKxCzIsiCnwb-eXUlgFBmraL3ZF1816eBwAw/casa-sumare-09.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><br />In the living room, a long étagère displays the owner’s collection, ranging from works of art to design and vintage objects. The home also includes a swimming pool and a dance floor for the designer to practice ballet routines, in addition to entertaining areas, two bedrooms and all other rooms suitable to a residence. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWOqsuHSWe5UVpCRMtlQiHn-2KlWltlyr0utGx7ZIk3uBudKd6w5HfIj_BIjPX1_j3MU90IIVY8t4k7W5iRX5gA/casa-sumare-10.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Sumaré - Isay Weinfeld, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWOqsuHSWe5UVpCRMtlQiHn-2KlWltlyr0utGx7ZIk3uBudKd6w5HfIj_BIjPX1_j3MU90IIVY8t4k7W5iRX5gA/casa-sumare-10.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWX0jl6Ccn6m3xVD210TF3qGaZaCC9OFsEbWoaNH4hIECBzgogxxsb3z8j0W0mP2FVVwxQ7Nao7dYrK5Zp3KMug/casa-sumare-11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Sumaré - Isay Weinfeld, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWX0jl6Ccn6m3xVD210TF3qGaZaCC9OFsEbWoaNH4hIECBzgogxxsb3z8j0W0mP2FVVwxQ7Nao7dYrK5Zp3KMug/casa-sumare-11.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><div align="left"><br />For her private bedroom, the space is enclosed only by a screen of pre-cast concrete blocks, allowing the designer to see the city skyline in the distance. On the top level, a spacious wooden deck provides ample room for an outdoor entertaining area.<br /><br />Author: Isay Weinfeld<br />Collabotator: Domingos Pascali<br />Project Manager: Monica Cappa Santoni<br />Team: Juliana Scalizi, Elisa Canjani, Ilza fujimura, Marina cappochi, Juliana Garcia, Leandro Garcia, Gustavo Benthien, Priscila Araújo, Fábio Rudnik<br />Beginning of project: April 2003<br />Opening: May 2007<br />Construction area: 598,39 m²<br />Plot area: 700 m²<br />Photos: Nelson Kon </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWX0jl6Ccn6m3xVD210TF3qGaZaCC9OFsEbWoaNH4hIECBzgogxxsb3z8j0W0mP2FVVwxQ7Nao7dYrK5Zp3KMug/casa-sumare-11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Sumaré - Isay Weinfeld, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1paHvzrgJs0nlvfeWy1n3r1qO8AUput6jVLbAnfmT6E97BXG3nsXPy6N8v5F75-HJHYeb_qHP1casjuHm0_DlEzg/casa-sumare-01.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pqfgWmuZVwOuRdUSaN8S0sJoDpTd0dUM_Cy_QSXZ81SV0_cW6hrnGOjnu4xzeDYwfUae5vOz54HChofI5A8FqvQ/casa-sumare-00.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Sumaré - Isay Weinfeld, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pqfgWmuZVwOuRdUSaN8S0sJoDpTd0dUM_Cy_QSXZ81SV0_cW6hrnGOjnu4xzeDYwfUae5vOz54HChofI5A8FqvQ/casa-sumare-00.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p02-LoDX6aR7HiUulVvbBcGHuBRwqZqwdfUVTw_8L0FxwPuKd29nUNElX0OqBiiKjrUOzs--Du0_9ffUnY0VWHQ/casa-sumare-03.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Sumaré - Isay Weinfeld, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p02-LoDX6aR7HiUulVvbBcGHuBRwqZqwdfUVTw_8L0FxwPuKd29nUNElX0OqBiiKjrUOzs--Du0_9ffUnY0VWHQ/casa-sumare-03.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pfna8fhXsG05IawfNGoesj8e7-21Pw3PELyMH7R2w0QDT4UKGhPA5amA9j29dU5dDsatakMlFJx4TX1thHVf3TA/casa-sumare-02.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Sumaré - Isay Weinfeld, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pfna8fhXsG05IawfNGoesj8e7-21Pw3PELyMH7R2w0QDT4UKGhPA5amA9j29dU5dDsatakMlFJx4TX1thHVf3TA/casa-sumare-02.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFiaEU5Mo_dbV-UopXiLgu_XwBnHtvjQt7IerDPlhSwtyRBQ-KA5xWptQFU7Ht-jjKgfTq4pDY3X9Bm1CU3MbHw/casa-sumare-04.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Sumaré - Isay Weinfeld, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFiaEU5Mo_dbV-UopXiLgu_XwBnHtvjQt7IerDPlhSwtyRBQ-KA5xWptQFU7Ht-jjKgfTq4pDY3X9Bm1CU3MbHw/casa-sumare-04.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pgoNb9XKmrVIJXfnpqeL9GZ0Bj7WTgah27ksfWS9xgbB1YlfSMa73Zq7gDYsJtR09W4-vhXIR0JP4J-jAwjtTww/casa-sumare-05.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Sumaré - Isay Weinfeld, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pgoNb9XKmrVIJXfnpqeL9GZ0Bj7WTgah27ksfWS9xgbB1YlfSMa73Zq7gDYsJtR09W4-vhXIR0JP4J-jAwjtTww/casa-sumare-05.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br />VIA: <a href="http://tecnohaus.blogspot.com/2010/02/casa-sumare-isay-weinfeld.html" target="_blank">TECNOHAUS</a>

Sumaré House - Isay Weinfeld

Isay Weinfeld Arquitecto designed the Sumaré house, in São Paulo, for a graphic designer who desired a “spacious house, where she could wor...

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137 Housing - H Arquitectes

The Urban Planning for ‘Plaça de l’Església’ in Granollers intends to regain the role of this square within the old part of town. Our plot is the key factor for the consolidation of this centrality, due to it occupies the space that gives continuity to Barcelona Street and connects with ‘Plaça de la Porxada’.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pB8IwdyCDQlr_JkApkGCzlW2exX2iwV305fb0jSKLkwXPODOyCi9HcH9LXagHbOaWxLHImE1DBUbkQDN39ewRXg/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pB8IwdyCDQlr_JkApkGCzlW2exX2iwV305fb0jSKLkwXPODOyCi9HcH9LXagHbOaWxLHImE1DBUbkQDN39ewRXg/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-1.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />The three facades of the building become a single skin that, thank to the continuous use of the stone even in the shutters, unifies the volume and consolidates the characteristic predominance of the massive-wall facades in the old quarter. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pSdtSFFrLtyfSKnZ5xbyvPORf1w1_l8SdqpLqbvt1OpRsU9fzqyb723RKgK6m16DPwznVJV5is7_gGi1mfg5H2A/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pSdtSFFrLtyfSKnZ5xbyvPORf1w1_l8SdqpLqbvt1OpRsU9fzqyb723RKgK6m16DPwznVJV5is7_gGi1mfg5H2A/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-2.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pRMv_9IXJj1P22g6-97I2SrWWhizvJB1YZOzPVYTEIwPK6bSdzoCZK68uLIWoZoccH_tp4otT9kZpICz23UISBg/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pRMv_9IXJj1P22g6-97I2SrWWhizvJB1YZOzPVYTEIwPK6bSdzoCZK68uLIWoZoccH_tp4otT9kZpICz23UISBg/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-3.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />Basalt stone has been used due to the fact that because of its porosity and texture constantly changes in colour and reflection according to the different degrees of humidity. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p82fV8qJki4AtMCVqgBgtWtoTHWFu8qA3KFWL-ChVuHJkazH2_udrtF1k4JOooHHqT0ul5MSErost0IK-sMwPKg/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p82fV8qJki4AtMCVqgBgtWtoTHWFu8qA3KFWL-ChVuHJkazH2_udrtF1k4JOooHHqT0ul5MSErost0IK-sMwPKg/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-4.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pjPbNTQywUUyafiLsEFxzIWzQCY-MPF7XwZYzAWgA2EObncZQJBogUB6BFoIF3qsE7n4MXlb7v5X_kGb4E0Ugdw/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pjPbNTQywUUyafiLsEFxzIWzQCY-MPF7XwZYzAWgA2EObncZQJBogUB6BFoIF3qsE7n4MXlb7v5X_kGb4E0Ugdw/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-5.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />Besides, print inscriptions and ornamental recessed caps remind us of a tattoo that reinforces the perception of skin and gives a personal and human touch to the building. The changing rhythm of the shutters that appear and disappear, as they are open or closed, project on the façade the interior life of the dwellings. The entire building captures the passage of time and transmits an alive and organic atmosphere. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pLtXnDqumj_MRbO4I1ZTsFNmcfAck5LB9PCVp1GQjz_7yp7J2cHAzEfcvI5LhVaGDYdTL60it3z-Bh6goUKOvzg/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-6.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pLtXnDqumj_MRbO4I1ZTsFNmcfAck5LB9PCVp1GQjz_7yp7J2cHAzEfcvI5LhVaGDYdTL60it3z-Bh6goUKOvzg/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-6.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p5sRHw1m1LfYpd5pbERrEtfvC_uG4QH7hbEPhm50-HfIi00tesIkU0wZpUwPZTQ4bbj6_S56cUsQTe3s6CLNDpg/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-7.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p5sRHw1m1LfYpd5pbERrEtfvC_uG4QH7hbEPhm50-HfIi00tesIkU0wZpUwPZTQ4bbj6_S56cUsQTe3s6CLNDpg/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-7.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />The exterior coating of the shutters consists of VIROC panels made up of cement and wood fibres which have similar colour and texture as the basalt stone of the façade though it is a much lighter material and withstands the impacts by opening or closing the shutters.<br />When the shutter is closed it keeps flush with the external stone coating and visually disappears in the modulation of the ventilated façade. In the inside, the shutters are wood-panelled and, once open, evolve from their anonymous presence towards singularity. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p7xOcgk43EBWUKhPSxdaswlSDDVK7UyXTob7BNSHx7MUhwsCm-OX79NAAnEAPFQ61QQjVrZOs2QDZgpk3xin20Q/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-8.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p7xOcgk43EBWUKhPSxdaswlSDDVK7UyXTob7BNSHx7MUhwsCm-OX79NAAnEAPFQ61QQjVrZOs2QDZgpk3xin20Q/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-8.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUPcR444_vQzAr7jKJ0IRQnw_5SxP_SBEZnepxm2Jsb0cBAHXaEbYclvxp1GuU9cJBT40c_x6ht65QYEEwG_3Vw/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-9.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUPcR444_vQzAr7jKJ0IRQnw_5SxP_SBEZnepxm2Jsb0cBAHXaEbYclvxp1GuU9cJBT40c_x6ht65QYEEwG_3Vw/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-9.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />The only exceptions of this dark and massive uniform treatment will be the large windows of the business premises on the ground floor and the great wooden cavity terraces that emphasize inside out the interior layout and give relief and volume to the building. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1par2IIpPn-k8Cnfi82jmxwVy0853198niai9C-Gc4hke36IGBOy7o6a6zoNzCv9MKvh5uv0bt6NkJexcoLNUU-Q/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-10.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1par2IIpPn-k8Cnfi82jmxwVy0853198niai9C-Gc4hke36IGBOy7o6a6zoNzCv9MKvh5uv0bt6NkJexcoLNUU-Q/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-10.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pd7TOHuEnK8nYIfJJeEQGOUVsWUxLB3I7rehP3wjsik_z8sBdr9cB7VLTLnNi-TC9jY7og41Ttv43AYPqZA-GTQ/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-11.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pd7TOHuEnK8nYIfJJeEQGOUVsWUxLB3I7rehP3wjsik_z8sBdr9cB7VLTLnNi-TC9jY7og41Ttv43AYPqZA-GTQ/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-11.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left"><br />The dwelling typologies are based on the L shaped continuity between the living and the kitchen so as to create a space that goes through the building and connects both façades by piercing them in an explicit way. Besides, this strategy allows every dwelling to have a visual connection with the square and the church.<br />The layout of the upper floor dwelling is reversed so as the living room, the dining and the kitchen could be related to the perimeter terrace from where to enjoy the views over the old part of town. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puY9ekH_LcbtwGGmNwzBuBDdfg-ftBZSEpM4HTlT9nuq5T9lXjhT-ZQBAHAoJJbxKJAFKIpW5inzIKySlc3oBag/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-12.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1puY9ekH_LcbtwGGmNwzBuBDdfg-ftBZSEpM4HTlT9nuq5T9lXjhT-ZQBAHAoJJbxKJAFKIpW5inzIKySlc3oBag/viviendas-137-h-arquitectes-12.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="left">Architects: <a href="http://www.harquitectes.com/">H Arquitectes</a> – David Lorente, Josep Ricart, Xavier Ros, Roger Tudó</div>Location: Granollers, Barcelona, Spain<br />Colaboradores: Anna Bullich, architect, Ramon Anton, technical architect, Jordi Velazquez, structure (MVA, arquitectura y estructura), Otger Sala, geologist (Granollers 2002, estudis geològics, SL), NADICO, engineering, ESTRATS, archeologist<br />Promotor: Promo E.S. March S.L.<br />Project Year: 2006-2008<br />Project Area: 1,086.05 sqm<br />Photographs: H Arquitectes<br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pd0E0cxnuhkclw21CwTwoYUv5EiJUTHvG69KjPEU8QFdP1QzpRa4BWemL7da3Am90J9YxW0__kM8GZUmDRc-GnQ/ubicacion.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pd0E0cxnuhkclw21CwTwoYUv5EiJUTHvG69KjPEU8QFdP1QzpRa4BWemL7da3Am90J9YxW0__kM8GZUmDRc-GnQ/ubicacion.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1piHm_SCyACertPHcxiX23EaXPGtQ4QXMLVkHVh4pDw3SpwJCWBMnPXjLGvAdYxORlUYLpwES4ZQExZ-Ws43tMOw/emplazamiento.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1piHm_SCyACertPHcxiX23EaXPGtQ4QXMLVkHVh4pDw3SpwJCWBMnPXjLGvAdYxORlUYLpwES4ZQExZ-Ws43tMOw/emplazamiento.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; CURSOR: hand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pZQMzDxhJ0o3IYq2SkF2glf_GCL80ORUSrZMSv8uNoHbGAKxorEtAKgIjCpwN9HcIxmYj2X4IajKaZKm4zr21iQ/pbaja.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Viviendas 137 - H Arquitectes, arquitectura, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pZQMzDxhJ0o3IYq2SkF2glf_GCL80ORUSrZMSv8uNoHbGAKxorEtAKgIjCpwN9HcIxmYj2X4IajKaZKm4zr21iQ/pbaja.jpg" style="WIDTH: 550px; 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137 Housing - H Arquitectes

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