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Elephant’s Hill House / 24 7
Arquitetura
Curated by Matheus Pereira Share
HOUSES, SUSTAINABILITY • NOVA LIMA, BRAZIL
Architects: 24 7 Arquitetura
Area: 4434 "²
Year: 2017
Manufacturers: AutoDesk
Lead Architects: Gustavo Tenca e Giuliano
Pelaio
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Text description provided by the architects. The
privileged view of nature was the core starting
point for this project on the mountainous
region of Nova Lima, State of Minas
Gerais/Brazil. An adventurer couple chose us to
create this special project in such an exclusive
area.
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PARKLEX … EGGER
Exterior Laminates
Wood…
Cladding -
NATURCLAD
-W
Kalwall®
Facades - Window
Replacements
At first, the site's high declivity seemed to be a
big challenge, but it was also what inspired us
to come up with the implantation’s solution.
Exploring its natural landscape and the
Elephant's Hill view, it was possible to set the
social floor at the height limit, above the trees.
The street facade turned out to be the side
elevation and the main facade now faces
towards the side boundary.
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Due to the high declivity of the area, we were
able to create a 3 level house. On the ground
floor: garage, laundry, and storage. On the first
floor, the o$ice was fully integrated with the
living room and a guests’ ensuite. Finally, on the
second floor, there’s the hosts’ ensuite, with the
most privileged view of the landscape.
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A slight angulation to the east gave us the
opportunity to have both the ensuite and the
barbecue area to take advantage of the
morning sun and the region's predominant
ventilation. At the same time, it helped to
protect the ground floor from the sunset light
using a concrete wall that blocks the sunlight
inside the house. With the major orientation E-
W, the house opens to the northern landscape.
Extensive eaves on the north view’s perimeter
protect the openings of the summer sun, at the
same time as the glasses receive the necessary
natural heat to naturally warm the inside during
the winter.
We requested that two trees were precisely
placed by the topographer in the middle of the
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elevated deck that connects the house to the
suspended heated pool. These also work as a
natural filter to the sun’s radiation, minimizing
the sun’s entry in the living room and the
kitchen.
The 25m pool, a client wish, is a fundamental
part of the volumetric composition of the
house. Sustained by two concrete columns,
they elevate the pool 6m above the natural
floor level, providing to whom’s inside the pool
a view of the treetops and the imponent
Elephant’s Hill.
With the capacity to generate about 1400kW of
energy per month through photovoltaic panels,
the house is self-su$iciency on energy, warming
the pool water and neutralizing the energy
consumption from equipment and artificial
lightning.
Columns and ribbed slab represent the
constructive system. The use of apparent
concrete in the house’s wall, swimming pool,
and slabs brings the timelessness wanted to the
project.
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