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Forest Chalet / Angá Arquitetura

Susanna Moreira — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Located high on a mountain in São Francisco Xavier, Chalé da Mata is the first unit of a master plan carefully developed for the property.

São Francisco Xavier House / RAP Arquitetura e Interiores

Rayen Sagredo — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 14:00:00 +0000

The couple, who lived in Rio de Janeiro for many years, with adult children who live outside of São Paulo, always wanted to have a country home in Itaipava, a mountain region of Rio de Janeiro. However, the distance between São Paulo (where they currently live) and Itaipava was always a difficulty. Until one day they were spending a weekend in San Francisco Xavier, and it was passion at first sight. They were enchanted with the place, soon began to look for a land and found one with a breathtaking view for the mountain of the Mantiqueira and in the background the city of San Jose. They wanted a small, cozy, single-storey house to rest on weekends and holidays. We proposed a whole house integrated where all the environments enjoy the view.

Half-Slope House / Denis Joelsons + Gabriela Baraúna Uchida

Victor Delaqua — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Built upon the retaining wall which sections a hill slope, this house’s geometry manifests the encounter between the natural rise of the terrain and a manmade plateau. Above all, the construction lies in the intersection of natural terrain and human habitat.

São Francisco Xavier House / Nitsche

Victoria King — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000

The challenge of this Project is to invent a new and unique space for human being, in an isolated location with impressive and exuberant nature and remarkable geography. The region is like a “sea of mountains” with deep valleys, flowing rivers and waterfalls. Also the sky has a strong presence in the landscape composing with the rest of the nature a classic view.