With camouflaged openings C + C House greatly balances the notions of empty and full. Its plot, located in a leafy area in the city of São Paulo, is long and narrow with constructions on the sides, which guided the openings of the house to the front and the back. This solution was chosen not only to guarantee better use of the land but also to guarantee the views, the ventilation and insulation of the interior.
Project: c+c house
Location: são paulo. sp . brazil
Project: september . 2011
Completion: june . 2015
Site area: 550sqm
Built area: 513sqm
essential credits:
Architecture: studio mk27
Architect: marcio kogan
Co-architect: samanta cafardo
Interiors: diana radomysler
Project team: carlos costa . eline ostyn . laura guedes . mariana simas . ricardo ariza
A path of rocks in the front garden invites the visitor to the entrance. On the ground floor the program is distributed in two sectors. The left-hand extension of the plot houses, sequentially, the entrance garden, the terrace, the living room, the dining room, another garden and the music studio. The right-hand side accommodates the utility areas and, at the back, a patio that gives access the guest suite. The patios with garden are important because all the rooms in the house open out to them.
The use of freijó wooden slats on all the walls in the social and leisure areas, as well as the window frames collection system in the living and dining rooms, generate a feeling of continuity and transform the covered area into a giant veranda. This feature also allows the camouflaging of the kitchen and music room accesses, which, when necessary, can be opened and configure a single space. One of the residents loves music and uses the studio for classes and performances at more intimate parties in the house.
The 12-meter long sideboard, which is present since the initial conception of the architecture project, is another element that connects the living and dining rooms and has many uses: it holds from special music equipment to personal objects and the bar. The furniture is a mixture of antique pieces and re-editions of international and Brazilian modern furniture, creating a classic and cozy atmosphere.
The balance between built and open spaces provides natural lighting and ventilation for the entire house. The volume of the upper floor, where the bedrooms and TV room are found, is set back from the street and is leaning on one of the lateral limits of the plot, not only to obey legislation, but also to guarantee sun light in the rooms and to offer views of the tree-topped surroundings.
The volume of the more intimate areas is also clad in wood, but with a different treatment: a white-painted mashrabiya. This façade system is freestanding with pivoting windows that are totally imperceptible when closed. It also works as a light filter, allowing for a controlled transparency. The entire project revolves around this dilution of limits between the interior and exterior, creating an intense and spatial dynamic.
Studio MK27
Studio MK27 located in the chaotic city of São Paulo was founded in the late 70’s by architect Marcio Kogan and today is comprised of 50 architects and various collaborators worldwide. The architects of the team, great admirers of the Brazilian modernism generation, seek to fulfill the task of rethinking and giving continuity to this iconic architectural movement. The projects of Studio MK27 place value on formal simplicity and are elaborated with extreme care and attention to details and finishings.
Kogan is an honorary member of the AIA (American Institute of Architecture), Professor at Escola da Cidade in São Paulo and Politecnico di Milano, considered by Época magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential persons in Brazil, is part of “Wallpaper’s 150 Famous for 15 Years”, and came in 39th in Dezeen’s Hot List 2017. He leads a team of architects who, for the most part, have been working with him for over a decade.
Since 2001, when he started a co-creation and cooperative work system at the office, studio mk27 has won more than 250 national and international awards, such as: IAB (Institute of Brazilian Architects), São Paulo Architectural Biennial, WAF, Architectural Review, Dedado Minosse, Record House, Leaf, D&AD, Spark, Barbara Cappochin, Iconic, AZ, Buenos Aires Ibero-americana Architectural Biennial, Wallpaper Design Award and Prix Versailles.
The Studio team has lectured and workshops at the Royal Academy of Arts, AIA, Société Française des Architectes, Clubovka, FAU-USP, Mackenzie, FAAP, Politecnico di Milano, Mantova, Porto Academy, Verona, Valencia, South Florida, Rice, Texas, Cornell and Yale universities among others. In 2012 studio mk27 represented Brazil at the Venice Biennale, which meant some extra kilos for the group of 10 architects who went for a gondola ride.
