"Rustic Elegance: Casa MP - A Blend of Ecological and Industrial Design" - MP House

Located in a residential condominium in the interior of São Paulo, in the city of Cabreúva, Casa MP has 350 m² of built area, with a construction system in soil-cement/ecological brick with some elements in exposed concrete and steel. It is an ecologically correct and intelligent construction, taking the best of the characteristics that this type of material can offer.
The concept that guided the design of this house was the use of ecologically correct materials and architecture with a brutalist and industrial style. Our decision was to use ecological brick as the main structural and aesthetic element of the house.
Added to it, we used exposed concrete, present on the floor of the whole house, on the exposed panel slab, and on the blind gable which, in addition to being a structural element - behaving like a large pillar - serves as a piece of furniture for the television, a metallic structure - present on the roof gourmet, and wood for the porch lining. On the external floor, we use ceramics and fulget around the pool.
The house is arranged in two prismatic volumes - one contains the bedrooms - 5 suites - and the other social area and services. To contrast this more rustic atmosphere, the straighter and more modernist design of the house provided the balance we needed: a modern, contemporary house, but using rustic elements, in their raw/natural state.
The customers' idea was to let go of many finishing materials - we eliminated plastering, painting, and the coverings remained only on the front of the kitchen and bathrooms. “less is more” was the main idea, joining the ecologically correct concept of the residence.
The house also has a cistern to reuse the water captured on the roof for taps in the garden and outside. Includes photovoltaic energy. As the house is for weekends, the idea was also to design a residence that would provide little maintenance to the residents.
Spatiality. The plot located in a cul-de-sac, with a curved frontage, defined the layout of the residence in two volumes, one in the longitudinal direction and the other in the transversal direction, both joined by a third volume that defines the main access to the residence and distributes the flows. The longitudinal volume shelters the intimate wing and the transversal volume contemplates the social area, leisure, garage, and services.
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