Fog House in Brazil by FGMF Arquitetos

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A house is a volumetric composition with a breathtaking view of Itatiba Valley.

Location: Itatiba – SP, Brasil
Type of Construction: Residential
Site Area: 1.810m²
Building Area: 400m²
Project Completion: 2017
Architect Studio: FGMF Arquitetos (Forte, Gimenes e Marcondes Ferraz Arquitetos)
Authors: Fernando Forte, Lourenço Gimenes, Rodrigo Marcondes Ferraz
Coordinators: Gabriel Mota, Sonia Gouveia, Ana Paula Barbosa
Contributors: Adriano Soares, Fernanda Veríssimo, Juliana Cadó, Mariana Leme, Wanessa Simoe, Carla Facchini, James Smaul, Rodrigo de Moura, Guilherme Prado
Interns: Alessandra Musto, Flávia Theodorovitz, Wendel de Deus, Mariana Schmidt, Mirella Fochi, Pedro Lira, Yara Bello
Photographer: Rafaela Netto e Estevão Trabbold
Constructor: Empresarial Paulista
Foundation and Structural Engineering: Benedictis Engenharia
Electrical and Plumbing Engineer: Ramoska Castellani
Landscape Designer: Rodrigo Oliveira
Lighting Design: Lis Corp
Interior Design: FGMF

A glass-enclosed living room with cushioned sofas and a unique center table and direct views of the surrounding landscape.
A glass-enclosed living room with cushioned sofas and a unique center table and direct views of the surrounding landscape.
A bright and airy living room with a suspended fireplace and views of the patio.
A bright and airy living room with a suspended fireplace and views of the patio.
A nighttime view of the house from the swimming pool, with sparkling garden lights that accentuate the house.
A nighttime view of the house from the swimming pool, with sparkling garden lights that accentuate the house.
A house design in volume floating above a large front garden.
A house design in volume floating above a large front garden.
A house volume concept of varying sizes and heights for different areas of the house.
A house volume concept of varying sizes and heights for different areas of the house.
The upper ground of the house, with concrete steeps leading to the main door and garage, is surrounded by beautiful landscape.
The upper ground of the house, with concrete steeps leading to the main door and garage, is surrounded by beautiful landscape.
The volumes concept of the house are purposefully integrated in the gardens, advancing the incredible views of the Itatiba Valley.
The volumes concept of the house are purposefully integrated in the gardens, advancing the incredible views of the Itatiba Valley.

The awarded architecture firm FGMF Architects, based in Sao Paulo, signs the design of the Neblina House. This house consists in a composition of volumes that was projected with the sun orientation and also with the gorgeous view of Itatiba’s Valley, in the countryside of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The amazing views, the necessity of privacy was considered the distance from the street and the desire to integrate the house with gardens were the mainly elements of the volumes conception.

The conception of volumes with different dimensions and heights for the rooms, bathrooms, office, garage and stairs is a formal approach, however the construction shows the programmatic sectorization.

These volumes arise sometimes set on the ground, sometimes floating above a large front garden, hiding the social area of the house. A thin concrete structure with cantilever strengthens the program visual approach. The resulting glass living room is visually integrated to a large swimming pool, but far enough to permit insolation along the year.

The service areas were partially hidden in a certain quota with a green roof, being disguised in the landscape and working as a kind of retaining wall. This containment created a plateau hidden from the public view. In this place, a living room was projected as a glass resulting from the upper volumes.

A covered and closed space for leisure, the remaining plastic design, hovering the water mirror and towards this awesome view.

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