Marrom House / Isay Weinfeld

Sep 2009

By David Basulto — Filed under: Houses , Selected , Brazil, Isay Weinfeld, Leonardo Finotti, Sao Paulo

Architect: Isay Weinfeld
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Built area: 635sqm
Year: 2004
Photographs: Leonardo Finotti

This is a 4-level house built for a family of 4 – a couple and 2 teenage kids. Very informal people, they wanted a warm, comfortable house where they could all host friends and have fun together.

From the street a few steps up, one enters the house on ground level. Wide living areas – sitting, dining and TV rooms – were designed all in succession and open onto the garden, the patio and even the pool so as to allow for full integration between spaces, and interaction between guests.

Privacy is yet possible to get in this house, as large doors may slide out from recesses in the walls and separate rooms as necessary.

Family bedrooms and a private sitting room were placed on the first floor, while roof top was turned into a large terrace for overview of the surroundings.

: © Leonardo Finotti

: © Leonardo Finotti

: © Leonardo Finotti

: © Leonardo Finotti

: © Leonardo Finotti

: © Leonardo Finotti

: © Leonardo Finotti

: © Leonardo Finotti

: © Leonardo Finotti

: © Leonardo Finotti

: Basement plan

: First floor plan

: Ground floor plan

: Roof terrace plan

: Sections & elevations

11 comments »

Jubair Siddeeque says:

Very much like Marcio Kogan. Still very Brazilian and beautiful

# September 21, 2009 at 12:27

oscar falcón lara says:

Awesome house. Love every aspect and detail of it, specially the large opening to the lower terrace.

# September 21, 2009 at 15:33

JP says:

Isay! Isay! the best brazilian architect in activit.

# September 21, 2009 at 17:03

amonle says:

one word – brilliant!

# September 22, 2009 at 04:08

Karen says:

I agree with everybody!!!
This is simply amazing!
And by the way Jubair, Kogan and Weinfeld have worked together in some projects, maybe that’s why you say it is similar.

# September 22, 2009 at 08:22

jubair siddeeque says:

i knew it only after i saw this work. Thanks Karen

# September 23, 2009 at 23:32

daniel says:

nice house but with some strange features : main entry is problematic , a visitor invades privte space , immediately enters the living room and has to use the sliding window . on the upper floor one has to walk about 15 meters from the master bedroom to the nearest toilet. but overall very nice layout .

# September 22, 2009 at 13:52

Felipe says:

Dear Daniel,
if you pay attention on the Ground Floor Plan, you’ll notice a regular opening door inside the first sliding door (window), so, when a visitor invades the private space he does not has to use all the sliding doors to enter the living room, he can simply use the regular one.

# September 23, 2009 at 10:50

Dear Filipe,
i have payed close attention to the drawing. i have noticed the regular integrated door . i was not talking about the technical aspect but to the fact that the entrance is to direct . there is no private entrance hall. you enter the living room directly . that might be fine with the clients . there isn’t one “correct” way to design. thank you for your respons

# September 23, 2009 at 12:28

Felipe Góes says: