Sao Paulo based architects Atelier Branco have Casa Biblioteca taking inspiration from modernist pavilions 🇧🇷
After graduating from the Accademia Architettura Mendrisio in Switzerland, Italian Matteo Arnone and Spaniard Pep Pons moved to Brazil to set up their studio, Atelier Branco in São Paulo in 2012. Soon after, the firm started to attract international attention, winning the Gold Medal at the Triennale di Milano in 2018 and the Dedalo Minosse International Prize for Commissioning a Building – OCCAM Under 40 in 2019 for their Casa Biblioteca.
Nestled in an idyllic, tree-filled spot in the municipality of Vinhedo, in upstate Sao Paulo, this private home was the result of the architectural flair of Atelier Branco’s founding duo, Matteo Arnone and Pep Pons, and the character, needs and idiosyncrasies of their client. ‘It was a very challenging client and we were able to experiment a lot with the architectural solution,’ the pair says. ‘The result, even after a few years is still surprising. We are very proud of it.
The structure is a simple rectangular glass box with a cast in-situ concrete structure . A series of slender columns hold up the tall ceilings creating a generous, triple height space. The walls are glass expanses that dissolve into the views, bringing the outside in. Living spaces, including a sitting area, library and study space, are brought to centre stage, occupying one end of the long volume, which overlooks the greenery. The other end is reserved for two en suite bedrooms. The architects kept the interior as open plan as possible and eschewed the idea of a single, traditional staircase that spans all levels.
Bringing to mind elements of modernist masterpieces such as the glass houses of North America and Lina Bo Bardi’s Maison de Verre, Casa Biblioteca is an impressive feat, and proof that Arnone and Pons take their work seriously. ‘A house is where we get to think all the architectural issues that relate directly to people. In a way it is the essence of architecture, the most primitive element of it,’ they say.
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