Design information
Design name
White Bricks House
Primary function
Residence
Location of the project
Brasilia / Brazil
Year of design
2023
Category
Architecture
Design team
Henrique Coutinho, Daniel Mangabeira and Matheus Seco
Credits
Photos: Joana Franca
Description
The White Bricks House was built in an extremely artisanal way by masons-craftsmen, in a slow and precise process. Although it is a constructive process that is not very widespread in Brasilia nowadays, the use of exposed solid bricks has a constructive complexity that requires precision and constructive refinement, elements that are very present in the most representative public buildings of Brasilia. Built on a residential complex in the Lago Sul region of Brasilia, the program was distributed around the perimeter of the plot so that all the main rooms of the house could face the central area, with a large green area and a semi-Olympic lap pool. Therefore, the bedrooms, living rooms, verandas, kitchen and even the garage were directed towards the large garden environment that functions as a central patio. The facades are covered by an outer layer of solid bricks painted white. Its different degrees of openness are formed by the variable spacing between the bricks.
Company information
The studio is located in Brasilia and was founded in 1999. It makes projects of different scales and programs.
Website
http://www.bloco.arq.br