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- Leaf House | Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura
- Glem Offices | Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura
- Evason Spa | dwp (design worldwide partnership)
| Leaf House | Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura Posted: 29 May 2011 11:55 PM PDT
Brazil-based firm Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura has designed the Leaf House in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
 Leaf House, image courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura This project was inspired by Brazil’s Indian architecture, perfectly suited for the hot and humid climate where it stands, Angra dos Reis, one hour drive south of Rio de Janeiro. The roof acts as a big leaf that protects from the hot sun all the enclosed spaces of the house as the in-between open spaces, truly the most important ones.  Leaf House, image courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura These in-between open spaces represent the essence of the design. They are the social areas, where the the owner of the house and his guests spend most of their time. The very generous heights of these spaces, wich varies from 3 to 9 metres, allow the SE trade winds from the sea to pass perfectly longitudinally trough the building, providing natural ventilation and and passive cooling both to the enclosed and open spaces.  Leaf House, image courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura There are no corridors and inside and outside are almost fused. Many sliding doors, most glazed, open up the enclosed spaces and let the sea breeze in. The landscape is everywhere on the ground floor, and the curvy swimming pool snakes into the house.  Leaf House, image courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura When it passes below the formal dining room, it turns into a pond with aquatic plants and fishes, reaching the rear "veranda". This veranda is a resting space with five Brazil’s indians' style hammocks. Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura calls this space " Brazilian lounge".  Leaf House - Roof structure, drawing courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura The roof structure is made of laminated reforestation wood ( eucalyptus ), capable of crossing big spans ( 20 metres is tle biggest here) with delicacy and warm aesthetics. The roof is covered in small reflorestation wood tiles ( pinus taeda), that easily adapt to the complexes surfaces of it. It also collects rain water via the central steel column to be reused in gardening and flushing toilet.  Leaf House, image courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura All surfaces finishes, except for glass and pre-oxidized copper are natural: Grey tiles of stone from the site, bamboo meshes, local wood from remanagement forests, earthy flooring and wood reused from old electricity posts. The use of all these natural materials, the transparency of the glass, the neutrality of the oxidized copper relating to the prevailing green of the designed and natural landscape along with the organic composition of the house and rich diversity of textures and rythyms created a very desireable reality: The sensation of belonging to the site, in harmony with the exuberant brazilian nature.
 Leaf House - Site plan, floor plan & sections, drawing courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura + Project credits / dataProject: Leaf House Project: Construction: Laer Engenharia Consultants: Sources: Furniture: Photography: © leonardo@finotti.com + All images and drawings courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura | Photo © leonardo@finotti.com                                 |
| Glem Offices | Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura Posted: 29 May 2011 10:17 PM PDT
The design of Glem offices by Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is defined by it's odd location, under a triangular end of a concrete stand for rowing competitions. Besides the fact that the first of the three floors is semi-buried and the roof is public seating made of concrete, thus not allowing openings to the exterior, windows were extremely restricted on the only two small façades of the project.  Glem Offices, image courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura  Glem Offices, image courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura One is almost entirely occupied by a pedestrian ramp to access the stands, wich are public and so, seen by the client as a threat to a possible trespassing. For that reason, this façade has some long and narrow openings closed with clear transparent glass, to invite inside only light and external views. The second façade overlooks a group of confused existing buildings, a fact that led us to design a semi-circle glazing with translucent bullet-proof glass.  Glem Offices, image courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura  Glem Offices, image courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura After dealing with all that limitations, Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura decided to bring together all the separate parts of the project via a vertical circulation space defined by curved concrete stairs, eucaliptus laminated beams and a bamboo mesh. An empty ‘basket’ that welcome visitors and animate the office with a delicately enclosed void.  Glem Offices, image courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura On the first level, the basket-defined space offers a small waiting area used as well for informal meetings, and distribute access to three sinuous meeting rooms, two bathrooms, a working area and a technical room. The first staircase takes to a catwalk that mirrors, in laminated translucent glass, the semi-circle geometry of one of the façades glazing. This catwalk takes to the second floor that contains wood sliding doors that can partially connect or totally separate the spaces of the office's directors' rooms. The second staircase takes to the relaxing level of the office, with a small kitchen, a table for eating and a sofa for resting. There are also two changing rooms here. Details such as the on-site handcrafted bamboo mesh, the translucent catwalk glass, stainless steel handrails that seem to float over the stairs for not being attached to it, and the generous light filtered mainly trough the semi-circle glazing, gives lightness and delicacy to the design.  Glem Offices - Floor plans, drawing courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura  Glem Offices - Section, drawing courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura + Project credits / dataProject: Glem Offices Architect: Construction: Senpro Engenharia Consultants: Sources: Furniture: Photography: © leonardo@finotti.com + About Mareines + Patalano ArquiteturaMareines+Patalano is an architecture and urbanism practice that searches for an organic new response to every design. Our designs are always approached as a new challenge, dodging pre estabilished formulas and repetition of our own past solutions. We are in sync with our time’s technologies and poetry. We believe in sustainability ideas, but not only when applied through technologycal devices of energy consumption reduction, but mainly by locating correctly and shaping architecture. We always try to work with varied themes in a constant search for new questions and answers. Each client is unique, as are unique the moment and the society in wich we live. Nothing less true than equal answers to different questions. + All images and drawings courtesy Mareines + Patalano Arquitetura | Photo © leonardo@finotti.com                                     |
| Evason Spa | dwp (design worldwide partnership) Posted: 29 May 2011 06:25 PM PDT
Designed by international firm dwp (design worldwide partnership), Evason Spa is a spa center located in Hua Hin, Thailand. In an increasingly complex and technologically oriented society, dwp brings a high level of technical competence and a thorough appreciation of the objectives of the client to each healthcare project.
dwp has gained a significant reputation in this field; not only for its in-depth knowledge and experience of the special requirements demanded by this project type, but also for its ability to design efficient and cost-effective buildings with tight schedules and budgets.  Evason Spa, image courtesy dwp  Evason Spa, image courtesy dwp  Evason Spa, image courtesy dwp  Evason Spa, image courtesy dwp + Project credits / dataProject: Evason Spa + All images courtesy dwp            + Other Spa project on +MOOD Scandianve Les Bains Vieux Montréal | Saucier + Perrotte architectes  UrBan Homme | Design Act      |
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