20.87: casa do lado, sao paulo

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20.87: casa do lado, sao paulo
20.87: casa do lado, sao paulo
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'casa do lado' by 20.87, sao paulo, brazil
all images courtesy of 20.87

 

 

brazilian firm 20.87 has just completed the 'casa do lado' in são paulo, brazil. the transient installation gives a new face to micasa's
additional retail space to exhibit contemporary furniture and design. lightweight steel members attached to the existing structure
secures corrugated plastic panels that wrap around the entire facade, transforming it into an orthogonal elevation with a
very different character than the original. the affordable panels create the effect of translucency, hinting at the concealed form
within it during the day and at night projecting the outline of the original house, effectively turning the entire component
into an enormous lamp lit by energy efficient LEDs. 

 

 


entry


exterior


patio


(left) courtyard
(right) side entrance


exterior


plastic panels conceal the black house within


courtyard


stair connection


entry


front elevation


entry


entry


original house before installation


floor plan / level 0

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  • Nicely done. I can hear the arhitects as they discuss this budding idea in their studio… it resonates with so many architectural issues regarding skin, elevation, traces of building evolution, even the nature of transience…all deftly combined into one playfull gesture.
    We could argue about execution, coulda, woulda, shoulda…but it finally rises above such criticism purely on the strength of its idea…something so terribly lacking in so many of the published projects on this site.

    Applause, 20.87

    Chaszr says:
  • Love it!!!!! Great Post! Thanks!

    James Stodgel says:
  • completely awesome but does it use a ton of energy?

    jfporter says:

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