Osler House – Brasília, Brazil by Studiomk27

ByJon Dykstra Houses

Osler House at Brasília, Brazil by Studiomk27.

Location: Brasília. df. Brazil
Project:  March 2003
Conclusion:  January 2007
Site plan area: 797 sqm
Built area:  270 sqm

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Essential credits:
Architecture: Studio mk27
Architect: Marcio Kogan
Co-architect: Suzana glogowski
Interiors: Diana Radomysler
Project team: Carolina Castroviejo, Mariana Simas, Oswaldo Pessano

Tel: 55 11 30813522
Address: Al. Tietê, 505 São Paulo sp Brazil 01417-020
Site: www.studiomk27.com

Photographer: Pedro Vannucchi
Tel: 55 11 8187 0788
Email: [email protected]
Landscape architect: Renata Tilli
General contractor:  ábacus engenharia Eng. Helder Rossi

The upper floor has the living-dining room, and below is the garage.
The upper floor has the living-dining room, and below is the garage.
The living room, kitchen, and dining room are on the second floor above the swimming pool.
The living room, kitchen, and dining room are on the second floor above the swimming pool.
The exterior of the top floor has a concrete finish and glass walls.
The exterior of the top floor has a concrete finish and glass walls.
The hallway has a tiled wall with unique patterns, and floor lamps add a more dramatic feel to the room.
The hallway has a tiled wall with unique patterns, and floor lamps add a more dramatic feel to the room.
The living room, kitchen and dining room are located on the second floor of the house.
The living room, kitchen and dining room are located on the second floor of the house.
The living room has full-size glass walls to showcase the surrounding landscape.
The living room has full-size glass walls to showcase the surrounding landscape.
The beautiful ceiling lights create a dramatic effect that blends well with the wooden floor.
The beautiful ceiling lights create a dramatic effect that blends well with the wooden floor.
An outdoor staircase connects the deck next to the pool to the upper solarium.
An outdoor staircase connects the deck next to the pool to the upper solarium.
The upper floor has large glass windows and curtain that helps regulate sunlight.
The upper floor has large glass windows and curtain that helps regulate sunlight.
Glass walls lead from the living room to the solarium.
Glass walls lead from the living room to the solarium.
This view features the outdoor staircases, the solarium, and the swimming pool.
This view features the outdoor staircases, the solarium, and the swimming pool.
The swimming pool with a deck next to the first floor is perfect for relaxation.
The swimming pool with a deck next to the first floor is perfect for relaxation.
The house features vertical wooden brises that can be utilized to control sunlight or provide privacy.
The house features vertical wooden brises that can be utilized to control sunlight or provide privacy.
The bathroom features frosted shower glasses and ceramic tile vanity.
The bathroom features frosted shower glasses and ceramic tile vanity.
The beautiful view of the Olser house and the surrounding places at night.
The beautiful view of the Olser house and the surrounding places at night.
The upper floor provides shade to the deck of the swimming pool.
The upper floor provides shade to the deck of the swimming pool.
Climbers are planted on the walls of the surrounding area to help cool the atmosphere of the place.
Climbers are planted on the walls of the surrounding area to help cool the atmosphere of the place.
Site plan of the house.
Site plan of the house.
Elevation plan for the house.
Elevation plan for the house.
Longitudinal section of the house.
Longitudinal section of the house.
Cross section aa of the house.
Cross section aa of the house.
Floor plan for the upper floor.
Floor plan for the upper floor.
Floor plan for the ground floor.
Floor plan for the ground floor.

The site of the Osler House lies at the edge of Brasilia’s pilot plan, at the tip of one of Paranoá Lake estuaries. The house is a poetic commentary on modern architecture, above all on Brazilian modernism, starting from a contemporary re-reading of the building materials and techniques. 

The plan of the Osler house is structured by a ground floor volume, a suspended volume and a deck with an outdoor pool. The box of concrete and wood on ground, houses the main suite, a bedroom, bathroom, the utilities area and the garage. The vertical wooden brises filter the light and can open in their entirety, diluting the relationship between the internal and the external.

The upper volume propped on the ground-floor volume, on one side, and on pilotis on the other; accommodates the living room, the kitchen (done with low-height furniture) and a small office. This upper box creates a shady area and over the ground-floor prism, an extension of the living room, is the solarium.

An outdoor staircase connects the deck alongside the pool to the upper solarium. An indoor staircase forms the daily circulation of the house. Near the main circulation, in the foyer of the house, an Athos Bulcão panel was especially designed and it is, possibly, his last project.

The tiles that are in most famous classic buildings in Brasilia build the space here as well; a work of art designed for the house, designed with the architecture, that the artist could not see completed.  

The brises, the pilotis, and the plan with two perpendicular volumes are, in this house, a commentary of the modern architecture of Brasilia; the panel by Athos Bulcão, a great privilege for the inhabitant and for the architects. 

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