This house warms itself 80 percent of the year just with the sun. “It keeps all the energy inside thanks to the calculated isolation,” says Lüer.
A frameless piece of glass separates the main bedroom from the stairwell, opening up sight lines on the second floor.
One of the bedrooms awaiting on the upper level is trimmed with walnut accents.
The master bedroom was enlarged by claiming a nearby closet, creating space for a walk-in shower beneath an existing skylight.
"I thought if we made a beautiful plaster hood garage, your eye would go directly there, rather than to the functional soffit that runs the perimeter of the kitchen walls,
While the company is currently only serving customers in Brazil, it has plans to open its offerings in Europe and North America.
One of Amber’s favorite features in in the house is the splash of color in the kitchen backsplash, via a tile called 'Unfading' green slate from Vermont Structural Slate Company.