13 Jan 2025
Within the project’s lot lays an original Oscar Niemeyer house; given its metropolitan location, it is compact. The acquisition of the next-door property's resulting intervention and expansion allowed the transformation of the urban landscape, which welcomed a garden marked by vertical and horizontal delineations of its surroundings. A new leisure annexe was constructed over an expressive plane that extends, as if hovering, between the pool and garden.
Developed as three independent constructions, the project is fully interconnected by pathways structured as passages, walkways, and stairs, providing complete integration. The interior architectural features were adapted, giving way to a new form of appropriation.
The façades of the main existing blocks receive a new element—large pivoting panels. The custom structural scheme in iron square mesh makes their functioning feasible. A long bench is designed to outline the boundaries of slabs where indoor/outdoor spaces are continuous.
The oculus, circular in shape, serves as an observation gap and provides additional lighting. It allows a view into the upper courtyard. A helical staircase marks the vertical path to the tower element, which has large sliding glass panels.
The leisure annexe is composed of natural materials. Stone, concrete, and limits happen by the differentiation in the plans and their use in contrast to the aesthetic continuity.
Technical sheet
Area: 800 m²
Year: 2017
Photography: André Nazareth, Ruy Teixeira
Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Deca, Dimlux, FLOS, Lightworks, Trimble Navigation
Lead Architect: Lia Siqueira
Architect: Felipe Siqueira
Engineering: Stewart Engenharia
Lighting Design: Maneco Quinderé
Audio and Video: EVOLUSOM
Landscape Architecture: Isabel Duprat Arquitetura Paisagística
Structural Design: Abilitá
Windows: Panoramah!
Waterproofing: Cetimper
