Located on the coast of the State of São Paulo, the sole access to Ilha Bela is by boat.
The island is covered by the dense Atlantic Forest throughout almost all its extension
and the northern region, facing the continent, has been linearly urbanized, containing
those who reside in the City of São Paulo and the local population. The Ilha Bela House
by STUDIOMK27 is on a beautiful beach on this northern part of the island, in front of
the canal, and its owners make use of it every weekend.
The privileged site looks out to the sea and principal access is via a back-street. A stone
volume creates the division between the street and the garden. This volume holds a
small storehouse and the technical and utility areas, as well as formalizing the
entrances of the house and guaranteeing privacy to the interior. Facing the garden and
visible from practically the entire house, a sculpture of Buddha sits on a specially
designed space in the stone wall. The clients follow the oriental Hindu philosophy and
the architecture sought to respect and incorporate this.
The living room is on the ground floor and opens in its entirety, to the back garden as
well as the one in front: the glass doors can be inlaid in niches and disappear. This
architectural starting point allowed for total spatial and visual integration with the
exterior and, therewith, the pool, the external deck and the veranda become an
extension of the living room’s large open doorway. This also made it possible to
establish cross ventilation in the social ambiance, greatly improving internal thermal
comfort. The kitchen and utility areas are found on the lower floor.
The first floor holds the private area: five bedrooms and a TV room. From the master
suite there is a magnificent view to the beach and, just as in all of the other bedrooms,
a brise soleil in folding doors permits the light to filter through bamboo, diminishing
direct sunlight without minimizing the ventilation.
The house is structured by two lateral stone gables forming a type of porch. The slabs
and beams reach to these walls. The living room, volumetrically, with its recessed glass
curtains, conform an empty space, while the first floor, of wood and mortar, is
suspended and touches the stone wall.
site area > 1005 sqm
built area > 430 sqm
essential credits:
architecture > studio mk27
architect > marcio kogan
co-architect > diana radomysler
interiors > diana radomysler
project team > eduardo chalabi . mariana simas . oswaldo pessano
desired extra credits:
studio team > bruno gomes . lair reis . regiane leão . renata furlanetto . samanta
cafardo . suzana glogowski
photographer > pedro vannucchi
landscape architect > renata tilli
structural engineer > leão & associados
general contractor > dp engenharia
eng. alberto du plessis
eng. luiz scandura
antônio ribeiro dos reis
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