Topography and Architecture in Continuity

Porto Feliz, BrazilBernardes ArquiteturaResidential Architecture, Cottage + Country house, Garden + Terrace, Landscape Architecture, Luxury, Residential Interior Design, Sustainable Development Designed as a meeting and resting place for the family, this project responds to the client's desire for a house that blends into the landscape and is invisible to passersby. From the very first sketch, an intimate relationship between the building and the landscape was evident. A green roof extends from the street in continuity with the existing topography of the site. A large balcony juts out, widening the view across the landscape and engaging residents with nature. Beneath this, the architectural program is divided into linked cores. These have been carefully positioned a... (continued)