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Five mini houses form a sort of private village

June 25, 2024
12:37 AM

Thanks to a well thought out project, Inês Monguilhott will be able to live with her children and welcome her family. All this on a plot with houses of 22.60 m² each

During a walk in the West Zone of São Paulo, the writer Inês Monguilhott came across a house she liked. She rang the bell to find out who the architect was. “I thought: the goat who made this project has competence”, the Pernambucano recalls, laughing. “I think she liked simple materials used in a creative way,” says Fabio Marins, the author of the house in question.

In fact, the professional’s ability to manage limited resources was decisive for the success of this mini-business. “Inês had commissioned studies from other architects, but one of them used up all the funds available just for the foundations,” he recalls. Fabio’s first decision was therefore to move the land very little, accommodating the construction along the slope.

The construction of the houses follows the slope of the land, a strategy to reduce the costs of earthworks.

This form of realization, in addition to being economically sensible, responded to two assumptions of the client: the desire to build a sort of village, with five mini houses and two large community spaces (gourmet kitchen and garden), and the need to complete part of the the work quickly to fill it.

Thus was born the modular self-supporting masonry structure, with five independent houses in a row. “One for me, one for my son, one for Eliete, who has been with me for 38 years, one for a future caregiver, because I will soon be eating oatmeal, and finally one for my daughter, if she wants”, says the good-natured Ines.

To protect the privacy of the residents, architect Fabio Marins chose dotted glass (All That Glass) for the slopes. In the upper half of the facade the panels are common and fixed. The locksmith's solution, according to him, is not only fascinating but also contributes to safety:

The first three units were completed last year. The last two await the necessary capital injection for the metalwork and carpentry phases.

And the project strategy helped in this too: the owner decided to rent the three ready-made units on an online hosting platform to find the missing resources. And, even if they’re not all together in Vila Pitanga, Inês leads the way with ease.

See all the photos of the project in the gallery below.

Self-supporting concrete block walls support the panel slab that covers the five units. Everyone already has the electrical and plumbing systems ready.

Two walls painted black are almost imperceptible and highlight the greenery in front. The brick building houses the toilet and water tank.

The garden with four cherry trees already present on site occupies the back of the lot. The metal staircase leads to the roof, where the collective kitchen will be located.

External circulation occurs at the mandatory lateral setback of 1.55 m.

The Santos-Dumont type staircase is more suitable for small spaces. This was modeled with metal plates, a material that also delimits the bathroom.

The marine plywood (30 mm thick) that serves as the base for the sofa is the same used in all the carpentry solutions, from the benches to the mezzanine (made by E. Anísio). Cushions by Codex Home and rug by Dpot Objeto.

The workbenches and pantry occupy the entire length of this side (approximately 5 m).

Source: Terra

Ben

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