Alecrim House / Alan Chu

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Brasília, Brazil
  • Architects: Alan Chu
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  130
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2023
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Djan Chu
  • Lead Architect: Alan Chu
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Alecrim House / Alan Chu - Interior Photography, Column, Courtyard
© Djan Chu

Text description provided by the architects. The Alecrim House is located between the modernist aura of Brasília and the adjacent natural scenery, in Alecrim Dreams, a project aimed at offering a unique and serene experience of genuine reconnection with nature. 

Alecrim House / Alan Chu - Interior Photography, Stairs, Chair, Beam, Handrail
© Djan Chu
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Alecrim House / Alan Chu - Interior Photography, Windows, Chair, Beam
© Djan Chu
Alecrim House / Alan Chu - Interior Photography, Bedroom, Windows, Bed, Beam
© Djan Chu

The project encompasses a set of residences designed for seamless integration with their surroundings. The request came from a couple of owners, who for two decades have played the role of guardians of the place, being responsible for planting trees and creating the lavender field. 

Alecrim House / Alan Chu - Interior Photography, Beam
© Djan Chu
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Alecrim House / Alan Chu - Interior Photography
© Djan Chu

The lavender field, in addition to being a landscape element, is a source of raw material for the owners' line of organic products. 

Alecrim House / Alan Chu - Interior Photography
© Djan Chu

The House was designed within this context, where the goal is to provide users with relaxation, tranquility, and "deceleration."

Alecrim House / Alan Chu - Interior Photography
© Djan Chu

The use of natural light combined with a neutral color palette, intimate courtyards that provide spaces for contemplation, and a design reduced to the essentials, conceived to eliminate distractions, is an invitation for visitors to immerse themselves and enjoy the owners' "slow" philosophy of life.

Alecrim House / Alan Chu - Exterior Photography, Windows
© Djan Chu

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Cite: "Alecrim House / Alan Chu" [Casa Alecrim / Alan Chu] 17 Aug 2023. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1005571/alecrim-house-alan-chu-arquitetura> ISSN 0719-8884

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