Texture

Crosby Studios eventually found this rust-washed concrete wall underneath many layers of wallpaper. “Nobody even thought to paint it,” explains Dmitry. “The ceiling was polished until it was concrete, and then covered in laquer.”

Once past the main threshold, the house opens up to the outside, literally and figuratively. Three courtyards built around existing trees flow seamlessly into a series of rooms with glazed walls and sliding glass doors.

The lower level has a reinforced concrete frame. The timber and concrete surfaces are left exposed throughout the home. Tolomeo lights from Artemide hang above one of the beds.

SAO Arquitetura designed the bed and the board-formed concrete headboard in Santos’s master bedroom.

Delivering a modern look, concrete serves as a long-lasting, hardwearing material.

The table in the dining area was found in Venice, California, and the geometric table is a prototype by Arik Levy.