7. Museu do Futebol (Soccer Museum), Mauro Munhoz - by Camila Figueiredo

·         Architects: Mauro Munhoz Architects

·         Location: Municipal Stadium Paulo Machado de Carvalho, São Paulo, Brasil.

·         Author of the project: Mauro Munhoz Area: 6900 m2  / 74,270 ft2

         Year of the project: 2008

Entrance.

Implantacion.

Installed under the north stands of the Municipal Stadium Paulo Machado de Carvalho - the Pacaembu in Sao Paulo - the Football Museum celebrates the sport that became one of the best known Brazilian manifestations. Architecture, Museology and curation are fundamentals to show how football helped form the identity of the country and at the same time, allowed to influence and to enhance national culture. Opened in September 2008, the museum covers an area of 6 900 square meters in front of the Charles Miller Square. The choice of the stadium is lined architectural and urban point of the view because it preserves, restores and gives new use to an existing building.

Room of Exaltation.

The proposal of the architect Mauro Munhoz is locate in the front building of the stadium Pacaembu, that was designed by architect Ramos de Azevedo, in the 1930s.  The ground is the area of transition between inside and outside of the Museum. The architectural project reveals the structures of the stadium. On the Room of Exaltation, space where people can see the structure of the grandstand is off the slope, shows the maximum intended to put the visitor in direct contact with the original architecture and the topography that influenced the design of the neighborhood and the stadium itself. There, the slopes are apparent and the smell of damp earth complete sensory experience. Each room makes apparent the ceiling concrete structure - which are actually the bleachers of the stadium. 

Section of the Museum Area.

6. Casa no Butantã, Paulo Mendes da Rocha And João de Gennaro - by Camila Figueiredo

•      Architects: Paulo Mendes da Rocha
•      Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
•     Year of the project:  1964.
•      Area: 250m2 / 2690 ft2
•     Material: Concrete

Plan. 

The house is located on the neighborhood of Butanta in Sao Paulo.

The House Butanta is actually two twin houses with structure and almost the same plant, designed by the architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha for himself and his sister. Both were designed and executed between 1964 and 1966.

Located side by side, each residence consists of a single high floor, corresponding to the highest elevation of the land. Each house has four pillars, creating a strategically protected terrace, where it is located the garage, services and the stairs The modulated concrete structure, detailing the minimum (one frame for every opening, for example), the simple and rigorous structural system, with only four pillars, were cited by the architect as indices of a rationality, at the time the discussion on the prefabrication gained amplitude in Brazil.Paulo Mendes da Rocha said the house was thought as "a test of pre-fabricated pieces".

 The program includes a plant with tripartite system with organization by sectors: social, intimate and service. The house has 5 bedrooms .

Interior of the house.

Stairs.

Windows.

Garage and service area. 

5. Casa Jardins (Gardens House) , CR2 Architecture - by Camila Figueiredo

Front of the house.

• Location: São Paulo - São Paulo, Brasil
• Authors: Cecilia Reichstul e Clara Reynaldo
• Area: 359.0 m2 / 3.864 ft2
• Year of the project: 2013

This residence is located on São Paulo, Brazil. It is a project for a middle-aged couple   and a daughter. The architectonic project was designed by CR2 Architecture.  The concept of the house is the large concrete box on the first floor. In this box were made tears, creating voids that illuminate without penetrate the privacy of the residents of this house. The voids are filled with contemplative gardens, which can be viewed from all environments, creating a visual connection between the ground and first floor. Another important point in this connection is the double height of the living room, which allows a clear understanding of the house.

The use of inverted beams was the structural solution found to make the slab of the first floor seen from the ground floor. The location of the house on the lot aims to enjoy the most of the sunshine, already quite limited by the surroundings. Downstairs is the social part of the house: on one side the closed toilet block. The other block is the kitchen and service area. Among them, open living and dining room. The entire floor has granilite floor, leaving the feeling of being inside or outside the house. A wall of yellow Cobogo makes separation from the garage to the garden. Upstairs has three bedrooms and a TV room.

This is a project with strong modernist references, the concrete, free plan and cast elements. 

View of the garden and the Yellow Cobogo.

Garden inside the box.

10 Seth Gebhart- Pilotis

Pilotis

A home on pilotis is an interesting style. The style allows for the home to be vacant of the first level and instead you have to go up, to get to the second level to enter into the space. 

The home below is a good image of the design of a home with pilots. The space on ground level can be used for other things, as shown in the picture.

9 Seth Gebhart- Hut Style Housing

HUT

This style of housing has always been interesting to me. This past spring, I had the opportunity to visit Sierra Leone, West Africa. While this is not all that we saw, and not all people live in this style of house, we did see some people live in this style of home and was able to provide medical care and help to these people.

We have come so far, in the design of buildings. As we continue to progress, it is interesting to think about the key features that all habitats provide. They are generally covered and provide the most comfortability as possible. 

While, we do continue to create new architecture some features can still be used and looked upon from past precedents to create architecture that still meets the solution and need that people desire. 

(12) Westhope - Trevor Morse

Located in Tulsa, Westhope is one of three buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Oklahoma. Westhope is one of Wright's larger homes at 10,000 square feet. Built in 1929, the home has a very open floor plan that can accommodate sever hundred guests at a time. The house includes several gardens, patios and pool on the exterior. The structure is made of bricks, columns of glass, and concrete. Unfortunately, many people have said that the home is rather ugly despite Wright's opinion of it being very beautiful. The home has also been notorious for leaking during rain storms. Currently the home is a private residence, however, the home is listed on a historical landmark list.

(11) Foam House - Trevor Morse

The Foam House of Minnesota was built by Winslow Wedin in 1969. The structure is held by cables at the center with a steel column stretching to the surface. Both the exterior and interior are completely covered by polyurethane foam to give the impression of a cave. The goal of the project was to create a home that could blend in with nature perfectly. The current owner loves the design due to the home's radical views, open floor plan and the originality of the design. Everything in the home is free-formed, creating a space that is optimum for relaxation. Despite its one downfall, the uneven floors, the structure is warm and inviting, despite its out of the box design.

8 Seth Gebhart

RED ROCK HOUSE

Location: Red Rock, NY
Architect: Anmahian Winton Architects

Area: 6400 sf

Located in a densely wooded area, the home finds itself among nature.

Home has features that help place itself with in the forests, including a rock wall protruding from the earth, into the massing of the facade, as well as protruding wooden beams, with steel accents touching up the home for character.

The large windows and rooms that are directed toward the forests provide for seasonal views that add character to the home.

10) Rudin House - Charlotte Robert

7 - La Luz - Barbara Franco

This is an old project but is really interesting. It was developed by Antoine Predock in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1967.In this community, townhouses was created with the main purpose of connect the people with the space, providing indoor-outdoor life in each unit.  The concern with natural and local elements is fascinating as well the concern with people and how they would enjoy the space.
They adapted building forms and materials to provide protection from a widely varying climate in the region. According to Predock, the massive adobe walls serve as heat reservoirs and form acoustical barriers. The patios offer shelter from winter winds, yet act as receptors for trapping solar radiation. Following the existing contours, the units step longitudinally down the hillside. This stepped form fosters connections with the adjacent river landscape and the distant peaks.

House VRT – Tielt By DE JAEGHERE Architectuuratelier -Nathalia Linhares (6)

Black and white is a classical combination that fits perfectly with this house. the simplicity of those colors, make the shape even more straight and neat, creating a simple but elegant building. this house consists basically in two box one above the other.

9) Saint Ouen - Charlotte Robert

Casa taller Cubo By Cazu Zegers- Nathalia Linhares (5)

Designed to be a studio for an artist, this cube shape house in  Kawelluco-Chile is a refuge from the word, offering all the peace and inspiring nature that an artist needs to create. The house is located in a remote region, facing an amazing volcano!!!The tree floor wood house, is designed in a singular way, being the second and third floor mezzanines perpendicular one from the other. these perpendicular mezzanines extend to the outside of the house, creating different size balcony in each floor. I like this house because of the simplicity of the shape and the artistic feeling the gives to me. I would love to spend some good days in this house drawing and creating.

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8) Public housing / Rue des Suisses - Charlotte Robert

6 - Domus Impluvium - Barbara Franco

The Domus Impluvium was inspired by the classic Greek and Roman model of house. It was designed by Bernardo Rodrigues in 2004 - 2006 and it is located in Capelas, Portugal. The project is composed by two courtyards that are designated for entrance and to be the central area. They collect rain water and allow the light and ventilation through the ground floor, living room and kitchen. Located in a triangular site, the Domus Impluvium has 2 levels. Local lava stone was used on the exterior. Two volumes of cryptomeria wood are located around the courtyard and envelops the rooms. Those volumes serve as a frame to view the ocean, the seven cities volcanos and also mountains.

House zm by Bernardes + Jacobsen Arquitetura - Nathalia Linhares (4)

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Bernardes+ Jacobsen Architecture is for sure one of my favorite Architecture firms from Brasil. The way they can make good architecture that actually fits with the context and the climate from Brazil  really inspires me. This is one of their houses, located in Iracare, Bahia, Brazil. I like it because it is very simple, open and bright. the roofing is my favorite part. It looks like a peace of the local crafts. I love the materials and colors its is so simple but it looks so well tough at the same time. I love the way that the entire house just screams "paradise" to me .

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5 - The X House - Barbara Franco

The X House was designed and built by the office Arquitectura X, between 2003 – 2006 in La Tola, Ecuador. The most interesting part of this house is that the house scheme was developed without a specific site. The designers wanted a work that could be placed and be functional in many locations around the city of Quito and its valleys. They created an open ended box, using the ranges of the Andes s spatial limits.

 The work and minimalism of Donald Judd was inspiring for this project.The prototypical glass house was a challenge due the temperate climate of Ecuador. To separate public spaces and private spaces they defined a patio, where as a plug-in the service spaces and circulation could be added according to the need on determined site. 

7) Les diversités - Charlotte Robert

Country house by Reinach Mendonça associates- Nathalia Linhares (3)

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This beautiful house is located in, São Paulo, Brazil.because of the topography is was designed in a linear way,using the most plain area of the site.   

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The mix between the wood and concrete finishes makes a good composition. the daylight is a very impressive feature in this house, being very well used.  

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