JR House, a Comfort Home in Brazil by Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos

Date of Publishing: August 26, 2022

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Architecture Design of JR House

Description About The Project

JR House designed by Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos that adapt the client requirement for, needs to the limitations of an existing home, but with some freedom of structural adjustments. These adjustments gave the designer more design and spatial flexibility, thus enable the customers’ wishes.

Another important point initially decided was the maintenance of the original facade of the home. Both the volume of white bricks and the trapezoidal concrete porch were elements that captivated us on the first visit to the site. Besides, the back façade has been completely redesigned. Especially due to the new floor plan where the living room opens completely to the back garden. And three bedrooms with identical windows are arranged along the upper part of the volume.

In addition to this, the office work was also meticulously developed in architectural elements that connect the interiors to the exterior. Such as the wooden ceiling that connects the dining room to the external patio of the barbecue: internally, the wooden planks bring acoustic and visual comfort and are responsible for the indirect lighting of the environment.

On the other hand, the biggest obstacle in the process was definitely structural. The discovery of the undersizing of the beams and slabs of the original house delayed the work and raised the initial costs. So that large and costly structural reinforcements did not need to be made. And the upper floor and roof masonry walls removed and replaced with lighter – weight panel walls to alleviate the slab load.

The Architecture Design Project Information:

Project Name: JR House
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Project Year: 2021
Area: 435 m²
Designed by: Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos

The master suite now occupies the entire front of the house opening onto the trapezoidal porch.

The roof replaced by a light metal tile, also reduce the weight of the roof of this JR house.

JR House, a Comfort Home in Brazil by Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos

Following this same line of continuity, the kitchen countertop becomes the sideboard in the dining room and a barbecue workbench on the outside balcony.

Another subtle and special element of the project is the bar in the dining room of the JR house. With its “pear” – shaped design, the doors open upwards to reveal a mirrored niche.

The JR House Gallery:

Text by the Architects: The JR House located in Pinheiros’s neighborhood in São Paulo and designed from an existing property that had most of its structure maintained. However, throughout the demolition, we discovered that the construction compromised and structural adjustments would have to be made. A few key elements guided us, the first was the program given to us by the clients, a young couple with 3 children. From there, we adapt our project idea and client needs to the limitations of an existing house, but with some freedom of structural adjustments. These adjustments gave us more design and spatial flexibility, thus enabling the customers’ wishes.

Photo credit: Ricardo Bassetti| Source: Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos

For more information about this project; please contact the Architecture firm :
– Add: São Paulo – Brasil, Rua Felipe Cavalcanti, 105 05445-000
– Tel: 1198 404 5599
– Email: info@psarquitetos.com