Comments on: The Paraty House by Marcio Kogan Architects

By: Walt

Walt — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:55:43 +0000

WOW! Yes its ostentatious, pretentious, and so what! Its marvellous! Lets face it its a wealthy client who for mine at least has some damn style, because quite frankly I’ve seen worse. This is no McMansion! Appreciate it for what it is. I luckily own a parcel of land in the South Pacific handed down to me by my grandfather through native title. I dream of building something spectacular on it to make a statement that accentuates the natural beauty of its location. To do so otherwise would be an injustice to its beauty. For me seeing architecture such as this house by Kogan is inspirational, I salute the owner for having the vision to do this project. Bravo!

By: gamze bursa

gamze bursa — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:26:02 +0000

This house was my dream house and I saw ?t by chance when I was travelling in Paraty.Very imperessive design but living with that much security must be boring:)

By: Javier

Javier — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:48:50 +0000

Gracias por hacer cosas tan bellas!!
Thanks for doing beautiful things!!
SPEECHLESS!!!!

By: Jacques Hugen

Jacques Hugen — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:15:06 +0000

Inspiring.
Challenging.
Stunning.

By: insanity

insanity — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:33:32 +0000

this is my new “why i work so hard”. spectacular dwellings and Paraty is heaven on earth.

By: Dennis

Dennis — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:50:26 +0000

mindblowing!!!!

By: ethan

ethan — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:05:09 +0000

this house is fantastic! can’t describe with words Marcio’s work, he’s amazing, creative, beautiful lines… all architects from Brazil have the amazing work, we should all learn from them, up and coming, in everything. I really admire the culture in architecture. Very organic too.

By: Phelipe Higgins

Phelipe Higgins — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:39:25 +0000

Espetacular!

By: mtmorris

mtmorris — Sat, 29 May 2010 22:32:49 +0000

Jim’s comment concludes with: “Real architecture is goddamn invisible and most of our profession has completely forgotten that.”

Invisible? You mean like Gaudi? Or Calatrava? My wife and I used to own the Petal House. Students and lovers of architecture from around the world would seek out our home when they were in Los Angeles and often we invited them to see the inside. I can assure you they did not come to the Petal House because it is “invisible”. Far from it. When it was first built the neighbors hated it because it was so “visible”. Now it is a neighborhood treasure. Thank God we have visionary architects who do not share your opinion of what makes good architecture for the world be a far less interesting place without them. As for the Paraty House I believe it is a masterpiece designed by one of the fearless few.

By: Jay Jay

Jay Jay — Sat, 15 May 2010 12:09:46 +0000

incredible…

By: AlexsaZ

AlexsaZ — Thu, 13 May 2010 20:17:51 +0000

It was in this house, I dreamed of living. It is a pity that this is only a dream

By: korede roberts

korede roberts — Sun, 09 May 2010 22:32:19 +0000

i love the fusion of glass,concrete,wood and stones you can never go wrong with concrete boxes i really love the the whole marcio kogan thing your designs are mind blowing. korede roberts…. lagos nigeria

By: antonio carlos l. saraiva

antonio carlos l. saraiva — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:49:22 +0000

É com imensa alegria que vemos esta bem sucedida solução arquitetônica, que é, simultaneamente, modernista, contemporânea e ambiental.
Diante das construções conservadoras, pesadas e repetitivas, que, infelizmente, ocorrem, majoritariamente, naquela região, esta casa é um colírio.
Destacamos também o belo trabalho de engenharia estrutural. Impressionante.
Portanto, enviamos parabéns ao colega Márcio Kogan, sua equipe e a todos que participaram do projeto e da execução da obra.

By: Nat

Nat — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:53:35 +0000

Archtecture at its best…..stunning design

By: Mapiurka

Mapiurka — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:23:37 +0000

the house of my dream !!

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:52:40 +0000

Now i know what my dream house looks like!!! AMAZING!!

By: Peregrino

Peregrino — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:38:33 +0000

I wish I could share the enthusiasm some people have for this design. This would be a very pleasant bunker from which to observe the end of the world. It is not a place to live.

“When I’m working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.”
… R. Buckminster Fuller

By: GMFF

GMFF — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:39:10 +0000

For those of you who were looking for floorplans of the house:
http://www.arcoweb.com.br/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4668&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=14&link_aux=true
Use the small arrow on the bottom right to flip through the plans. You guys can use Google Translate to translate the labels from Portuguese to English.
Enjoy

By: KARIME PEREIRA

KARIME PEREIRA — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:11:11 +0000

Maravilhosa…adoramos…digna de prêmio mesmo!!!!

By: ADL

ADL — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:13:43 +0000

Came upon this house when on vacation in Brazil, seeing it from our yacht offshore (it’s remote – reachable by just helicopter and boat). Not only is it magnificent, but it responds extremely well to its setting and is stunningly beautiful.

Clever articulation of space and the cool, understated finishes means it brings the jungle into itself. I can only imagine what it’s like to be inside, the forest and turquoise Paraty waters framed by the geometry of the spaces.

Yes, of course it’s big and costly – and perhaps “arrogant”; it’s owned by a billionaire media mogul and is intended to be a spectacular grand gesture.

And to the person who wrote the (hilarious) comment: “the kitchen doesn’t allow for anyone to keep you company while you cook unless the weather is nice.”: Do you really think the uber-wealthy worry about such things? They have staff to feel lonely in the kitchen.

I see Wallpaper* magazine has just awarded it the world’s Best New Private House. Deservedly so.