Simplicity and Respect for Nature

Casa Varanda by Carla Juaçaba, architect

Simplicity and respect for nature characterise the Veranda House (Casa Varanda) project, by the architect Carla Juaçaba, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A rectangular, transparent house, with glass walls and a weathering  steel structure, suspended 90 centimetres from the ground, cuts through the middle of land on which grow hundred year old trees and which ends in a forest.

According to the architect, the longitudinal installation of the structure in the middle of the land, occupying the only clearing that existed, is the principal concept of the project. And the skylight which cuts the roof of the house in the same direction as the house cuts through the land reinforces this idea.

The glass walls allow your gaze to cross the house, giving the impression of proximity to the surrounding vegetation, totally preserved by the building and guaranteeing privacy of the residence. It is the skylight which pays its tribute to nature, leaving the sun to mark the passage of time every day on the walls.

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