Jacobsen Arquitetura

RN Residence

RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

RN RESIDENCE

Jacobsen Arquitetura

ARCHITECTS
Jacobsen Arquitetura

INTERIOR DESIGN
Jacobsen Arquitetura

AIR CONDITIONING
Grau

TEAM
Paulo Jacobsen, Bernardo Jacobsen, Edgar Murata, Marcelo Vessoni, Christian Rojas, Daniel Arce, Fábio Fridman

CONSTRUCTION
Hauz

INTERIOR DESIGN TEAM
Marcela Guerreiro, Thammy Nozaki, Marcela Penteado

ELECTRICAL AND HYDRAULIC INSTALLATIONS
Grau

STRUCTURE
Projen

LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Rodrigo Oliveira

LIGHTING DESIGN
Foco

PHOTOGRAPHS
Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

SITE AREA
26650.0 m²

AREA
1250 m²

PROJECT BEGINING YEAR
2016

YEAR
2020

LOCATION
Itaúna, Brazil

CATEGORY
Houses, House Interiors

The RN residence was designed for a couple, for their children and grandchildren to spend their weekends and vacations on the edge of a large dam, in a pleasant place where the possibilities of integration between architecture and nature stand out.

From the initial visits to the project site, we have identified the scenic potential of the large dam that dominated the landscape.

RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

To take advantage of the numerous options for nautical entertainment present at the site, several summer houses were built next to the water.

In general, these houses were located as close as possible to the water line.On the family's own land, there was a house set up close to the dam.

The site’s analysis allowed us to identify the principles that would guide the development of the project.There was an amazing leafy native tree, of the Vinhático species, at the back of the existing house.

RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

We even noticed that the view of the dam was wider and unobstructed from a higher point of view and retreated in relation to the water, due to the smooth topography.

In this way, the project was developed around the tree, so that we could create a large flat and landscaped area, defined by the level of the roots.

The ground floor, plan and asymmetric, frames the courtyard, which is delimited laterally by rooms and balconies and, at the back, by the bedrooms.

RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

With this spatial configuration, all the rooms of the residence had a wide view of the external area.In this sense, the granite appears both on stone walls and on the floors of social areas.

Another important element for the architectural design was the creation of a wooden deck under the canopy of the tree, which connects the house to the garden in a natural way. It is important to note that the service areas are laterally oriented next to the car access.

RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

In this place, there are pivoting doors that open the entrance hall, where a “garden” of iron ore stones recalls the region's productive vocation, seeking to establish connections with the specificities of the region.

Following this reasoning, we experimented using finishing materials that refer to the typology of the Brazilian “farmhouse”.

In this sense, the granite appears both on stone walls and on the floors of social areas.

RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

We also choose to use the Freijó wood applied to the ceiling and to the hollow panels of the bedrooms.

The wood takes a central role in the development of the project, allowing the configuration of a contemporary spatial concept.

Providing the integration of external and internal areas, the use of wood was linked to the creation of spaces endowed with filtered natural light, in addition to contributing to the exhibition of important pieces of art and the internal furniture of the residence.

RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
RN Residence
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG


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Site Plan
RN Residence
Plan - Ground floor


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Section A
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Section D
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Section E

Jacobsen Arquitetura
T +55 11 30870600
Jacobsen Arquitetura
Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, 1310 - Jardim Paulistano, São Paulo - SP, 01442-000, Brazil