[Felipe Caboclo Arquitetura - Tetra House - COVER IMG] Tetra House - Photography: Maira Acayaba

Tetra House

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Residential Architecture - Single Family
Firm LocationItu, Brazil
CompanyFelipe Caboclo Arquitetura
Lead ArchitectFelipe Caboclo
Design TeamLEAD ARCHITECT: FELIPE CABOCLO | COLLABORATING ARCHITECTS: AMANA ROVERI, BIANCA MONTI | INTERIOR ARCHITECT: CHRISTINA HAMOUI | EXECUTION: LAMPUR ENGENHARIA | MANUFACTURERS: LIGHTWORK | LANDSCAPING: MARIA JOÃO D'OREY | PHOTOGRAPHER: MAIRA ACAYABA

OVERCOMING THE CONSIDERABLE UNEVENNESS OF THE TERRAIN, THE TETRA RESTS ON THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF THE INTERVENTION AREA, WHERE THE PRISM IS DIVIDED BETWEEN GARDENS THAT CREATE A BIOPHILIC EXPERIENCE FOR THE RESIDENTS AND ALLOW THE ARCHITECTURE TO BREATHE. THE VOLUMES WERE DESIGNED IN A WAY TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY OF THE HOUSE WITHOUT MAKING IT FORMALLY OPAQUE. STRUCTURALLY THERE`S A FOREST OF PILLARS THAT START FROM THE SAME POINT, TRANSFORMING THESE PILLARS INTO THE SUSPENSION OF THE UPPER BLOCKS, AND ALSO ELEVATING THE STRUCTURE OF THE HOUSE TO A SCULPTURAL ELEMENT INTRINSIC OF THE PROJECT.