{"id":393525,"date":"2025-11-21T01:30:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T01:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/393525\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T01:30:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T01:30:35","slug":"estudio-rossi-arquitetos-designs-brazilian-glulam-beach-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/393525\/","title":{"rendered":"Est\u00fadio Rossi Arquitetos designs Brazilian glulam beach house"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local practice Est\u00fadio Rossi Arquitetos has completed a house with a\u00a0glued-laminated timber<\/a> structure on the coast of S\u00e3o Paolo<\/a> that opens to the surrounding landscape through multiple screens<\/a> and brise soleil.<\/p>\n

Known as Casa Guaec\u00e1, the 465-square metre (5,005-square foot) vacation home was completed in 2024 in the neighbourhood of S\u00e3o Sebasti\u00e3o on the former site of a small blue beach house.<\/p>\n

\"Est\u00fadioEst\u00fadio Rossi Arquitetos has completed a house in S\u00e3o Paolo<\/p>\n

“Casa Guaec\u00e1 was born from the desire to preserve the emotional memory of a modest blue house by the sea,” architect Bruno Rossi, co-founder of Est\u00fadio Rossi Arquitetos<\/a>, told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“Our inspiration came from the place itself \u2013 its history, its landscape, its topography \u2013 and we intended to design a home that engages with the surroundings in a sensitive, respectful and contemporary way.”<\/p>\n

\"EstudioIt was informed by a beach house that previously sat on the same site<\/p>\n

The house is set on a steep slope. The architecture studio split the program into three levels, each interacting with a different portion of the site, opening the interiors to the beach, garden, and forest.<\/p>\n

Referencing the blue tone of the original structure, the compact ground floor is exposed concrete, while the upper levels are composed of prefabricated, certified glulam eucalyptus timber.<\/p>\n

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Nitsche Arquitetos focuses on “broad adaptability” for modular house in Brazil\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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“This enabled large spans and structural efficiency, while also enhancing the warmth and openness of the interiors,” the studio said. “Wooden brise-soleils provide sun protection, privacy and a dynamic, responsive facade.”<\/p>\n

Inside, the natural warmth of the timber stands out against white walls, thin-profile metal detailing and neutral terrazzo floors \u2013 particularly in the airy, double-height living room with floor-to-ceiling windows.<\/p>\n

\"CasaThe house is split into three levels<\/p>\n

“The project was deeply rewarding in how it was embraced by local residents, who recognised it as a respectful and natural continuation of the region’s built and natural environment,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

“This reaffirmed the value of listening closely to the site as a foundation for architectural design.”<\/p>\n

In addition to the prefabricated timber system and modular slabs that reduced on-site waste, the design prioritises passive sustainable strategies, including natural cross-ventilation through carefully placed windows and doors and vernacular, movable brise-soleils for solar shading.<\/p>\n

\"Estudio<\/p>\n

“Casa Guaec\u00e1 is unique in the way it transforms memory into architecture,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

“Through subtle references to a former structure, a restrained palette of materials and a light footprint on the land, it builds a deep, emotional connection between the house, its inhabitants and the landscape.”<\/p>\n

Previously, Bruno Rossi designed a wooden pavilion<\/a> that floats on a dam in Santo Antonio de Posse, Brazil. Other homes recently completed in S\u00e3o Paulo include a stucco garden house<\/a> by Arkitito Arquitectura and a concrete residence<\/a> with framed views by Gabriel Kogan and Guilherme Pianca.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Andr\u00e9 Scarpa<\/a> (exteriors) and Adriano Pacelli<\/a> (interior).<\/p>\n

Project Credits:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Architecture & Interiors:<\/strong> Est\u00fadio Rossi Arquitetos
Team:<\/strong> Bruno Rossi, Marilia Giordano Rossi, Adriano Bueno, Natalia Bueno, Jo\u00e3o Pedro Tofano, Rafael Kenzo, Isabela Slywitch, Carolina Dantas, Karine Oliveira
Concrete structure:<\/strong> Gil Chinellato Engenharia Estrutural
Glulam timber structure:<\/strong> ITA Engenharia em Madeira
Steel structure:<\/strong> Inner Engenharia
MEP Engineering:<\/strong> Ramoska & Castellani
Landscape Design:<\/strong> Alexandre Furcolin
Lighting Design:<\/strong> Lux Projetos<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Local practice Est\u00fadio Rossi Arquitetos has completed a house with a\u00a0glued-laminated timber structure on the coast of S\u00e3o…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":393526,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[648,1032,186945,4214,186947,1033,171,186948,67601,25017,186946,92915,92916,180263,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-393525","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-beach-huts","11":"tag-brazil","12":"tag-brazilian-houses","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-glued-laminated-timber","16":"tag-mass-timber","17":"tag-residential-architecture-and-interiors","18":"tag-seaside-architecture-and-design","19":"tag-sectionall","20":"tag-sectionarchitecture","21":"tag-su00e3o-paulo","22":"tag-united-states","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115585104991193607","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=393525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/393525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/393526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=393525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=393525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=393525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}