Location: Curucaca, Santa Catarina, Brasil
Year: 2018
Architect: MAPA Architects
Partners: Luciano Andrades, Matías Carballal, Andrés Gobba, Mauricio López, Silvio Machado.
Project team: João Bernardi, Helena Utzig, Marina Lemos, Lucas Marques, Débora Boniatti, Juliana Colombo, Pablo Courreges, Diego Morera, Emiliano Lago, Fabián Sarubbi, Sandra Rodríguez, Agustín Dieste, Sebastián Lambert, Chiara Vannozzi.
Interior Area: 90 m2.
Photography: Leonardo Finotti (©photo@leonardofinotti.com)
Video Link: https://vimeo.com/292769350
Video: MAPA Architects
Assembly & production: CROSSLAM
Local infrastructure: ALM Construções.
Electric project: Eng. Roberto Silvestrin.
Plumbing: Eng. Júlio César Troleis.
Woodwork: MAPA Architects (kitchen: Sandrin Planejados).
General Site Assembler: Marcelo da Silva
Ironwork: MAPA Architects (metallic island: Safra).
Lighting: Reka Iluminação.
Green roof: Ecotelhado.
Furniture: Arbatax, Wishbone, Tripolina, Faro Design, Expresso do Oriente, Balbueno Tapetes, Cremme.

This is an aerial view of the house that has a grass lawn on its rooftop to pair with the surrounding lush tall treetops.

This angle of the house has a large glass wall with warm lighting to stand out against the tall trees.

The house and its large glass wall is complemented by the surrounding tall trees.

These tall forest of trees almost hide the house within the clusters of trees.

This side of the house shows that one side of the house is supported by stilt-like pillars.

The large glass wall of the house allows for a peek into the interiors of the house.

This si a view of the bedroom through the glass wall.

This side of the house has dark textured exterior walls complemented by the large glass window.

This si a close look at the exterior glass wall that also shows the living room topped with wall-mounted sconces.

The house has a modern design tha makes its stand out against the surrounding tall trees.

This side of house has dark textured exterior walls that make the window stand out.

The living room has a large gray sofa across from the folding chairs.

This side of the living room has a freestanding wrought iron fireplace.

A few steps from the living room chairs is the dining area that has a round dining table by the large window.

On the side of the dining area is the kitchen with its black kitchen island.

You can see here that the walls, ceiling and hardwood flooring are matched with its wooden tone.

This simple bedroom has a large platform bed topped with mounted lamps.

On the far side from the bed is the glas wall that brings in natural lighting.

This is a view of the house during construction.

This is a view of the house during construction with its parts being delivered on a truck.

This is a colorful representation of the house site map.

This is an exterior view of the house's side elevation.

This is a illustrated representation of the house floor map.

This is an illustrated representation of the house elevation.

MINIMOD is an exploration of the experience of landscape and technology. It presents itself as a primitive retreat with a contemporary reinterpretation, which more than an object aims to become an every-remote-landscape experience. Its compact and efficient design enhances the surroundings of where it is installed and turns them into available landscapes.

The Curucaca Valley is located in the mountain region of southern Brazil. The landscape is characterized by its intense visuals and a rugged topography, covered by the typical vegetation of the Brazilian Atlantic forest. The MINIMOD lies in a clearing in the middle of this dense forest landscape, next to a steep gorge that offers a stunning view of the valley.

MINIMOD pretends to be an alternative to traditional construction: based on prefab plug&play logic, it incorporates the benefits that a newly-born industry has to offer. Quiet but not shy, its unique-in-Brazil CLT Wood-Technology combines industrialized products efficiency and new technologies sustainability with the sensitivity of the natural material par excellence.

A plug&play device is one that we receive ready to be connected and used without complications.

As such, the necessary steps to install and enjoy a MINIMOD must be simple and fast. From the factory to the landscape.