OM House by Studio Guilherme Torres
Studio Guilherme Torres have designed the OM House in Londrina, Brazil.
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OM House by Studio Guilherme Torres
Guilherme Torres, a young Brazilian architect, was hired by an elderly couple to design a contemporary house in a residential condominium in Londrina, Brazil. The clients requested a house which would be suitable for a couple to live on regular basis as well as big enough to host their whole family at the weekends.
The architect offered them a plan consisting of two big blocks perpendicularly crossed in a 400m2 area. The construction itself comprises of a vast living area, a block containing 3 bedrooms and a discrete laundry area. The living-room is well-supplied with natural light overlooking the swimming-pool. The pool has a 16m swimming lane coated with black glass chips readily made for the owner’s daily swim.
The project uses few coating materials, which can be easily found in the region. The rusty texture on the brick walls was done directly on the plaster. The house floors as well as some walls are a mix of cement planks and wood rulers. The French windows in the bedrooms were built in wood by local handicraftsmen, a more economical and sustainable alternative rather than the use of synthetic materials.
Visit the Studio Guilherme Torres website – here.
Photography by MCA Estúdio
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TW on 15 Oct 2010 at 2:53 am #
How young is “young”? Cause the interior spatial design of this house is superb.
The outside doesn’t grab me but that’s just personal taste.
BjZ on 15 Oct 2010 at 6:34 am #
Wonderfully simple! Stunningly simple! Simplicity wins again! I love it!
shane on 15 Oct 2010 at 7:07 am #
I love the exterior, almost looks unreal
Zero34 on 15 Oct 2010 at 10:15 am #
love the simplicity, it’s well done, but do we really need so many pictures of the wall treatments? It’s a stucco finish, we get it… it’s nothing earth shatteringly new.
With that said, i love the design and simplicity of it. the clean lines. I am however confused as to the living room acting as a hallway to the bedrooms. Seems like there’s something missing there.
Rudy on 15 Oct 2010 at 1:26 pm #
Wow, stunning house. The outside stairs are brilliant. To let them be stopped by a pillar is daring, yet it works. Love the framed plants and trees in the windows… very Japanese.
Maira Evans on 16 Oct 2010 at 6:13 am #
Simply Brilliant.
ONYX on 16 Oct 2010 at 3:29 pm #
This is quite impressive. Minimalism comes to mind, but without the stark-ness that sometimes results. It’s almost a warm minimalism in the exterior. I like this one very much.
nilo rennie on 16 Oct 2010 at 8:52 pm #
I love the dinning room chairs! does anyone know where they might be from?
Guilherme Torres on 17 Oct 2010 at 5:29 am #
Thanks for the comments! The dinning room chairs have been designed by me. Its avaliable to buy only in Brazil.
About my age, I have 34 years old.
Best regards.
JohnN on 17 Oct 2010 at 2:08 pm #
Simplicity with warmth.
I love the winter garden with views from the interior. Can’t it be done without sacrificing private entry to the bedroom quarter?
lisitsa on 18 Oct 2010 at 6:27 am #
impressive,
reminding me luis barragan and the dramatic warmth of his designs.
Michele Barrett on 24 Oct 2010 at 5:09 pm #
Mr. Torres, Are these plans available for purchase?
Nat on 03 Jan 2011 at 4:15 am #
Absolutely brilliant, what a stunning house. Compliments to the architect,a design which will stand the test of time. I have a project for you in Sydney (Australia) if you are interested.