Itaim Vila House | DT Estudio

The owners loved everything about their old house: the looks, materials, style, location. But the problem was that the house had already suffered an early renovation done for a bachelor so it wasn´t suited for a family - a plan the present owner had in mind.
They contacted the DT studio to design and study the possibilities for a home with almost the same size but redone for a totally different use, with a laundry room, more bedrooms and bathrooms and a roof top garden - the wife's personal request. The architects had 2 main challenges: to keep the look and style the owners loved about the place and to fit a much more complex program at the same space.
To accomplish the need for more bedrooms, a void was created in the middle of the house so each room would have ventilation and sunlight. The void was also planned to organize the circulation (stairs and corridors). In the bathrooms, skylights were made to bring the light and guarantee the ventilation needed.
To reorganize the house, the living room was moved to the main façade, previously occupied by the entrance hall and stairs. Following the living room, the dining area and kitchen were integrated to the same space, followed by the void created.
On the ground floor the concrete was the material selected to integrate the whole space along with concrete shelves for the TV, fireplace area and original brick walls. On the second floor, the common areas also conceived with a concrete floor and the bedrooms with wooden floor.
Each solution, material, details were discussed with the clients so the house would achieve everything the clients' dreams and to make the best out of each space to accommodate the family needs.