Stone House / Esquadra ArquitetosSave this picture! Joana FranaHousesBraslia, BrazilArchitects: Esquadra ArquitetosAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:580 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2021 PhotographsPhotographs:Joana FranaManufacturersBrands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers: Florense, Ik Pedras, Light Design, Multipedras, Talentus Esquadrias, Tozetti, kings Lead Architect: Filipe Monte Serrat More SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. The house is located near the city of Braslia, in SMDB, a predominantly individual residences sector, with its plot neighboring a park, a preservation area of the cerrado biome that reinforces the bucolic scale adopted by the city for this purpose. The project takes advantage of its location and context to establish guidelines, being the last plot of the condominium with a road system that uses a cul-de-sac, transforming the access to the terrain by vehicles a lighter route with less flow.Save this picture!The design was built upon this smoother access, incorporating a portcochre and considering the immediate surroundings, allowing views of the neighboring park, and the solar orientation to open the house towards it, utilizing minimal protective elements. Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!In the garage, the use of the port-cochre allowed shelter for a greater number of vehicles, an open space that, besides its obvious use, enables various family activities. Within this area, a cabinet was designed for storage and housing some household equipment, alongside accommodating the eletric vehicles charging stations.Save this picture!The materiality of the house expresses through the use of natural elements, whose textures and colors draw natures purest forms, even within the concrete in its composition. The stone appears in the divisions between exterior and interior spaces, allowing glimpses through these areas at certain points in the house. Concrete is present in the houses volume and structural elements, forming its perception of rationalization through modulation. The wood is incorporated into protection panels, louvers, ceiling and deck flooring, its selective use aimed to achieve balance among the elements in the houses composition, highlighting each one of them at different moments.Save this picture!A large exposed concrete slab is supported by two inverted beams that stand out across the entire length of the house. A solid block upon these beams, resembling a massive stone, housing the office, of the predominantly single-story house, in a mezzanine with a view of the protection area.Save this picture!The rhythm proposed by the placement of wooden louvers translate the arrangement of the houses program, prevalent in bedroom areas and enclosed spaces, and open in the leisure area, allowing an unobstructed view of the garden and the park beyond. The shadows cast by these elements create diverse patterns throughout the day, offering new experiences in each period.Save this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessAbout this officeEsquadra ArquitetosOfficeMaterialsStoneConcreteMaterials and TagsPublished on February 28, 2025Cite: "Stone House / Esquadra Arquitetos" [Casa Pedra / Esquadra Arquitetos] 28 Feb 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1011664/stone-house-esquadra-arquitetos&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream