RR House by Andrade Morettin Arquitetos
by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 02.13.08
Itamambuca in the state of Sao Paulo has intense humidity, hot sun, heavy rain and lush vegetation, and evidently lots of bugs and other things running around.
Materialicous points us to the RR House, where Andrade Morettin Arquitetos' solution to this was to build a box within a box, the exterior shell having an ingenious system of fiberglass screens and nets.
According to the Google translation, "Owners can therefore relax, surrounded by a permeable, transparent membrane, which allows the entry of sea breezes to the center of this high-tech cave without inviting endless supply of invertebrates in the region."
It is apparently prefabricated "for low cost and accelerated construction."
Inside, "the sensation of being out on a platform in the jungle is reinforced by hammocks hung casually in the frame."
I really like the exposed industrial materials; the chimney from the fireplace even has one of those perforated guards one sees on transport truck exhausts. ::Blog de Casas via ::Materialicious
I like it but if you're that scared of insects you must have an OCD. Go on eat a few it's part of the jungle experience :)
Fireplace?
ummm Simon, Brazil has some pretty nasty insect-borne diseases, like malaria, yellow-fever and dengue, just to name a few...
1. OCD?
2. it looks really nice, i would never want those screens open, i would freak if a giant millipede or something was in my house... 'course, that's why i wouldn't live in the jungle, either, but not the point!
:D
I love the design. I'm originally from Winnipeg, where screens are an absolute must due to the provincial bird, the mosquito. Spending a night in this home would be wonderful, filled with the sounds of the land but not threatened at all. I would surely sleep well.