House in Indiana Street / VD Arquitetura

This is a renovation project of a semi-detached house, a classic São Paulo typology, known for its narrow rectangular houses, with a front and back yard, with stairs leading to the rooms at the entrance. The solution found to increase light and ventilation was to connect all spaces: the entrance patio, the living room, kitchen, and backyard, providing transparency in the internal environment. To filter the light and give privacy to the house, hollow elements were placed on the walls with neighbors and the gate with frosted glass. At night, the house becomes a “lantern” for the street and still reserves a lot of privacy.