{"id":218242,"date":"2023-11-24T08:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T13:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=218242"},"modified":"2023-12-18T10:39:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T15:39:03","slug":"studio-arthur-casas-sao-paolo-home-design","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/studio-arthur-casas-sao-paolo-home-design\/","title":{"rendered":"This Home Sits on an Exclusive S\u00e3o Paolo Golf Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The living room\u2019s Tonico armchair by Rodrigues faces Casas\u2019s Tr\u00eas Toras Log Center tables. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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November 24, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Raul Barreneche<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Fernando Guerra\/FG+SG Architectural Photography<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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This Home Sits on an Exclusive S\u00e3o Paolo Golf Course<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The 3,000-acre upscale community of Fazenda Boa Vista is in Porto Feliz, about an hour from S\u00e3o Paulo, but a world away from the megacity\u2019s relentless bustle. Envisioned by JHSF, developers of Brazil\u2019s most exclusive shopping enclaves as well as its luxurious Fasano hotel group, the resort has become a favorite escape for well-heeled Paulistanos who prefer a weekend in bucolic horse country over the beach. A quarter of the site\u2019s rolling green hillsides are preserved as pristine native forests and shimmering lakes. But the real attraction for weekenders-at-play are its abundant amenities and activities: two 18-hole golf courses, an equestrian center, a spa, tennis center, hiking and cycling trails, even a working farm and a kids\u2019 club with an indoor skating rink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This ambitious country idyll, its name translating roughly to beautiful view farm, has tapped some of Brazil\u2019s best talents for its architecture. Isay Weinfeld conceived the Fasano hotel on the property, the equestrian center, and several neighborhoods of Fasano-branded residences. Other districts feature houses by Marcio Kogan and Uruguayan architect Carolina Proto. Add to the list of South American design luminaries Interior Design<\/em> Hall of Fame member Arthur Casas<\/a>, who designed a weekend villa for a S\u00e3o Paulo family overlooking the green expanses of one of Fazenda Boa Vista\u2019s golf courses. Coincidentally, Studio Arthur Casas<\/a> also did the home next door. Maintaining privacy\u2013and aesthetic distinctions\u2013between the two structures was key for the architect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside a Weekend Retreat by Studio Arthur Casas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In a six-bedroom house by Studio Arthur Casas in Fazenda Boa Vista, a resort community in Porto Feliz, Brazil, the ground-floor living and entertaining areas maximize outdoor space, opening onto a patio of large-format ceramic tiles with Dorival armchairs by Arthur Casas, a pool, and deck. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wanted this house to have its own identity,\u201d Casas begins. The boxy, linear three-story home brings to life many of the signature elements of Casas\u2019s work, especially dramatic spaces that smoothly integrate indoors and out by opening themselves completely to the surrounding landscape. In this house, a sprawling 14,000 square feet, the public rooms open onto a terrace extending the length of the swimming pool, then stepping down to a wooden deck, and finally a lush lawn bordering a golf course sand trap. The terrace, finished in large-format ceramic tiles, is a unifying element as well as a dividing line between the natural and architectural worlds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starkly different facade materials distinguish the base of the structure from the upper floor. The lower levels, which contain entertaining spaces, the main bedroom suite, a home office, gym, and a subgrade sauna with lounge, is finished in a rustic material typical of this region of the countryside. Hefts of granitelike Brazilian Moledo were cut on-site from larger pieces and set into a sandy mortar with wide gaps between the stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upper level is clad entirely\u2013from its pitched roof to the exterior walls\u2013in horizontal slats of autoclaved pine that\u2019s been injection-dyed to a carbonized finish. The same slatting finishes the flat roof of the ground-level living room and wraps onto the room\u2019s angled interior ceiling. Window shutters on the five upstairs bedrooms pivot open to shade small balconies, creating privacy while letting in fresh air. When closed, the shutters blend with the exterior siding to render the upper floor a seamless wood-shrouded box, a favorite detail of Casas. \u201cThey merge with the facade so they\u2019re practically imperceptible,\u201d he explains. A metal arm locks each shutter, which is fitted with a counterweight for easy maneuvering, at fixed angles of 90, 45, and 30 degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How the Home Design Reflects Architectural Traditions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Casas looked to a distinctly Brazilian invention\u2014the cobog\u00f3<\/em>, a ceramic or concrete-block brise-soleil inspired by traditional Arabic lattice screens\u2014to filter sunlight and draw breezes in the expansive open kitchen and dining room he calls \u201cthe gourmet area.\u201d The cobog\u00f3, a portmanteau of the surnames of its inventors (engineers Amadeu Oliveira Coimbra, Ernesto August Boeckmann, and Ant\u00f4nio de G\u00f3is), was first used in Brazil in the early 20th century and became popular through the work of mid-century architects like Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer<\/a>. The sculptural and sensory effects of its plays of light, shadow, and wind still appeal to architects in sunny tropical climates like Brazil\u2019s. Casas formulated this hollow ceramic profile, a production piece for the Brazilian company Manufatti he previously used in the +55 Design store in S\u00e3o Paulo, as a pair of conjoined Y shapes, one upside down and the other right-side up. Thus was born the \u201cIpsilon Cobog\u00f3<\/em>,\u201d as in the Portuguese name for the letter Y. In this house, the screen wall takes on added meaning: The owners\u2019 surname begins with a Y, making it an architectural monogram of sorts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Viewed from above, the residence overlooks one of Fazenda Boa Vista\u2019s two 18-hole golf courses. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the house, Casas hewed to materials and finishes that \u201chighlight the rusticity of a country house<\/a>,\u201d as the architect describes it. Suede<\/a>, leather<\/a>, cotton and linen fabrics, and natural-fiber<\/a> and kilim rugs complement architectural surfaces in pine, porcelain, and ceramic. Furnishings are a mix of contemporary and vintage, mostly from Brazil. Casas\u2019s own Jaky dining table joins his Tr\u00eas Toras table, which resembles a bundle of polished wood logs atop an andironlike curved metal base, in the living room, where there are also sculptural armchairs by Ricardo Fasanello, Jos\u00e9 Zanine Caldas, and Sergio Rodrigues. Collections of artisanal objects in the main bedroom and displays of rough-hewn ceramics reinforce the rustic-chic vibe. For Casas, such details\u2014along with natural finishes and materials and a soft, neutral interior palette\u2014are as much a part of the home\u2019s sensitivity to the landscape as the building. As Casas puts it, \u201cIt\u2019s an architecture that is respectful of its environment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore the Indoor-Outdoor Vacation Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Granitelike Brazilian Moledo, shattered on-site and set into sandy mortar, clads the lower levels, while autoclaved carbonized pine wraps the upper floor and roof.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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In the living room, Moledo walls pair with a ceiling in the same pine to envelop arm\u00adchairs by fellow Brazilians Jos\u00e9 Zanine Caldas, Ricardo Fasanello, and Sergio Rodrigues.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A custom brise-soleil of hollow Y-shape ceramic blocks, or cobog\u00f3s, filters light and air through the dining room and kitchen. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The owner\u2019s Charlotte Perriand Lc7 chair pulls up to a Quilombo desk by Casas in the home office.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The upper level of the 14,000-square-foot home features pivoting pine shutters that, when closed, sit flush with the exterior to create a seamless wooden volume atop a stone base.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The living room\u2019s Tonico armchair by Rodrigues faces Casas\u2019s Tr\u00eas Toras Log Center tables. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The overhang and deck, with Vidigal chair by Leonardo Lattavo and Pedro Moog, are autoclaved carbonized pine like the facade. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The pine-wrapped lounge outside the sauna, contained in the house\u2019s subgrade lowest level, offers a peek into the glass-sided swimming pool outside.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Caldas\u2019s Zeca chair stands in a guest bedroom, which opens onto a terrace shaded by the pivoting shutters. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Flooring is porcelain in the ground-floor main bedroom suite, where telescoping glass doors open to views of the landscape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The pool is 78 feet. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A sliver of the brise-soleil is visible through a window in the powder room appointed in pine and Moledo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
PROJECT TEAM<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n

studio arthur casas<\/strong>: nara telles; rafael palombo; fabi\u0301ola andrade; marcos retzer; raimundo borges; diogo mondini; fernanda altemari; ana beatriz braga; luis lourenc\u0327o; ana maria pedreschi; susana brolhani; claire dayan; julia sampaio; vinicius fadel; giovana micheloni; amanda tamburus; augusto godoi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

om studio<\/strong>: lighting consultant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

dedicatto<\/strong>: custom furniture work\u00adshop, woodwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

epson<\/strong>: general contractor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

product sources<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n
from front<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n

lattoog<\/strong>: woven chair (terrace).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

micasa<\/strong>: sofa (living room), desk (office).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

etel design<\/strong>: chair, otto\u00adman (main bedroom).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

throughout<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n

through dpot objeto; through espasso<\/strong>: furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

pedra moledo<\/strong>: stone walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

manufatti<\/strong>: brise-soleil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

exbra<\/strong>: ceramic coatings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n