Minas House Rests Amid Rainforest Garden in Brazil by Studio mk27

Date of Publishing: December 17, 2022

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Architecture Design of Minas House

Description About The Project

Minas House designed by Studio mk2, is an impressive project which hovers above the Minas Gerais mountains. This house offers a very spectacular views to the mountain and nature. From the street, the house seems to be no more than a simple wooden box. But glimpsed from the other side of the valley, its volumetric complexity. Also, it composed of three boxes and two platforms, emerges at full force. To access ‘Minas House,’ one must cross a bridge, a connecting structure that punctuates the gap between public and private spaces without using any obstructive elements.

At the edge of the room, pivoting wooden panels open towards the west terrace, where the pool benefits from abundant exposure to the sun. The platform serves as an observation deck. In this residential space, all functions are covered to make day-to-day living possible, but contemplation and pondering over the passage of time is at the very center of their essence. Then, descending one more level, one reaches a third wooden box, suspended and cantilevered from the platform. Immersed within tree canopies, this is the most intimate area which accommodates the bedrooms, tv room, and winery.

On the other hand, to its fullest extent, it is a very calm house: its presence on the street, its fluctuation over the slope, the succinct composition of materials, the different relationships with the view, and even its decoration. Some exquisite mid-century Brazilian pieces are used very sparsely, with presence and voids between each piece, let each designer’s trace be fully felt and appreciated. Indeed, it is a house to be flavored with full attention.

The Architecture Design Project Information:

Project Name: Minas House
Location: Nova Lima, Brazil
Project Year: 2020
Area: 1100 m²
Designed by: Studiomk27

Minas House Rests Amid Rainforest Garden in Brazil by Studio mk27 — The open facade at evening time.

The Minas House Gallery:

Text by the Architects: Minas House is Studio mk27’s first project in Minas Gerais, inland Brazil. Right outside Belo Horizonte, which means beautiful horizon, the Minas House hovers above the Minas Gerais mountains. Set on an especially steep site, two concrete slabs draw strong horizontal lines. Besides, to lift it up to 10 meters above ground, a sequence of stilts emerges, disguised amidst the tree trunks of the garden that reconstitutes the original rainforest. Drawing a clear contrast with the neighboring pharaonic embankment walls, occupying such a dramatic site, suspending the Minas House on stilts allows for rainwater to drain and for the house to breathe.

Photo credit: Joana França | Source: Studiomk27

For more information about this project; please contact the Architecture firm :
– Add: Al. Tietê, 505 Jardins – 01417-020 Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil
– Tel: +55 11 3081.3522
– Email: info@studiomk27.com.br