Comments on: Bento Golçalves House / Studio Paralelo

By: Quique Pinardi

Quique Pinardi — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:01:42 +0000

Felicitaciones por lo logrado…

By: Ignacio Henríquez

Ignacio Henríquez — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:21:43 +0000

The floorplans reminds not only of Klotz´Casa Viejo, but also a house in Cachagua, Chile, made by Gubbins architects. Don´t recall de house name, think it was called Casa Omnibus

By: Almeida

Almeida — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:59:15 +0000

it looks nice for an apartment, boring as house. Pile a dozen of this and get a nice apartment tower.

By: Jeison

Jeison — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:16:39 +0000

This modern house is a nice surprise in Bento Gonçalves, a very wealthy little town in the South of Brazil. The town is known by it´s italian influence on many aspects of it´s culture, including architecture. Congratulations.

By: Gera_London

Gera_London — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:32:35 +0000

Congratulations to the architects.

It is an exemple of a first class project.

I think that the reference which the architects have been used was based in Souto Moura’s projects (like “ Cascais House” and “Algrave House”), the same one used by Mathias Klotz on the “Viejo House”.

That means the work made by the Portuguese architect is previews than Chilean architect.

By: Lite

Lite — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:30:22 +0000

This house is pretty much identical to Mathias Klotz’s Casa Viejo. What a shame …

By: Tom in London

Tom in London — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:08:21 +0000

Yet another incredibly luxurious private house in one the most socially unjust countries in the world. How about publishing some pictures of the favelas, where most Brazilians are forced to live?

By: M!

M! — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:14:07 +0000

How can´t anyone be bored of that kind of van der Rohe box?

I wish brazilian architects known the paradigm of complexity… but they still repeat modernism concepts.

By: claude

claude — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:02:03 +0000

aaahhh finally, forget ordos100!

By: Ricardo Santos-Denver-Colorado

Ricardo Santos-Denver-Colorado — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:12:30 +0000

I like the overall parti but it looks a bit institutional. The plan is well defined between public and private spaces allowing a large open living area. Great solution on the entrance. It serves as a connector between the north and south of the site as well as the main entry point to the house. I find the project to be well designed, but contrived without much personal expression. It seems to follow the rigid lines of the grid as its main constraints, instead being design inspired spaces.