Interior Design – City and Country: Gass Roof Conceals Rio Vacation House
A roof planted with native grasses shelters parking. Photography by Leonardo Finotti.Miguel Pinto Guimarães Associated Architects relied on a blackened-steel truss structure to build a house in Itaipava, Brazil. Photography by Leonardo Finotti.Asturias and Timbó armchairs on the veranda are by Carlos Motta. Photography by Leonardo Finotti.Pendant fixtures by LudiciPevere hanging over a dining table and Astania dining chairs by Etel Carmona. Photography by Leonardo Finotti.Jasper Morrison’s pendant dome suspended from the staircase over round table surrounded by Sergio Rodrigues' Oscar chairs. Photography by Leonardo Finotti.Sergio Rodrigues’s pair of Mole armchairs and sofa face each other in the living area. Photography by Leonardo Finotti.Occupying the skylit atrium, an installation commissioned from Ernesto Neto incorporates nylon netting and inflatable plastic beach balls overlooking the back of Sergio Rodrigues Mole armchairs. Photography by Leonardo Finotti.Approaching the house from the road. Photography by Leonardo Finotti.Mole sofa by Sergio RodriguesMole armchair and ottoman by Sergio RodriguesAstania dining chair by Etel CarmonaTimbó armchair by Carlos MottaAsturias rocking armchair by Carlos MottaAsturias armchair by Carlos Motta
Architecture writer Raul Barrenech exposes the Itaipava, Rio de Janeiro, 8,200 sq. ft. vacation house, projected by Miguel Pinto Guimarães Associated Architects, on the current issue of Interior Design. Luxurious yet straightforward, artwork and furnishings survey Brazilian modern and contemporary styles while contextualizing the house within the tradition and innovation of Brazilian design. Included are Sergio Rodrigues‘ iconic 1957 Mole armchairs and sofa, his 1956 Oscar armchair, contemporary custom pieces and Astania dining chairs by Etel Carmona along with pieces by Zanini de Zanine and an impactful site-specific installation by renowned Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto, while Carlos Motta‘s Asturias and Timbó armchairs grace the outdoor areas. As Barrenech puts it ‘Pinto Guimarães’s selection of Brazilian design underscores his multilayered embrace of the house’s cultural and physical contexts.’ Check out entire article and slideshow here.
