Glass House

On a rectangular plot, facing a permanent preservation area, the client who commissioned the project wanted a single-story house, where it was possible to have maximum spatial and visual integration and where the project could include a large number of enclosures in glass.

The program was distributed in three sectors, where the service area is located in the front portion of the lot, taking advantage of an existing curvature in the lot, the social areas were distributed so that they occupied the center of the lot and the intimate area arranged at the back of the lot.

A hybrid construction system was used, with structures in reinforced concrete and steel and the entire roofing system in steel and low-slope thermo-acoustic tiles, the wall closures are mostly in masonry and in some points in MDF.

The living area is predominantly enclosed in glass panels and wooden sunshades for solar control and privacy, the steel roof elevated in relation to the other blocks provides spaciousness in this space and the presence of lanterns below the roof allows the entry of indirect natural light abundantly in this space.

There was great concern with controlling sunlight, for this reason the project was designed with the presence of eaves and pergolas that, together with the sunshades, help to filter sunlight. On the right side of the living room there is a pergola that was designed to receive vegetation. , enabling integration between a landscape element and internal spaces.Wood, steel, glass and brick are the predominant elements in the residence, which also received the application of Limestone texture on the masonry closures.