B | T Residence - Architecture
Affectionately nicknamed Sunset House, this 500 m² residence in a gated community in the Riviera neighborhood of Curitiba was designed for a couple of entrepreneurs with a young daughter: three floors make the most of the sloped lot, with a basement, an elevator, an infinity pool and every room facing the sunset.
- Typology
- Residential
- Location
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Floor area
- 500 m²
- Year
- 2024
The client's challenge
Set on a steeply sloped lot within a gated community, the house needed to take full advantage of the topography and solar orientation so that every area would get the best of the sun — including an unobstructed view to the west. The brief also called for parking for 6 vehicles, storage and a service entrance that would not compromise the main floors, along with comfort, privacy from neighbors and technology befitting a modern home for a family with a young daughter.
The design solution
The design used the slope to create a basement housing parking for 6 vehicles, storage and the entire service access, with an elevator and staircase serving all three floors. The social floor is the centerpiece: every room opens onto a large central area with a veranda, infinity pool, fireplace and a contemplation lounge facing west, furnished with pieces designed specifically for outdoor use. Large-span window frames maximize the indoor-outdoor integration. The central interior element is the vertical volume of the staircase and elevator, set against a large vertical garden backdrop — bringing greenery inside, enhancing the main façade and ensuring privacy, since the entire staircase wall is an uncurtained glass skin. Large-format porcelain slabs clad the façade, staircase and fireplace, and the lighting design, with high-performance micro spotlights and automated LED profiles, creates light scenes tailored to the residents' needs.
Solar orientation was the guiding principle of the design: every area of the house gets the best of the sun, and the social rooms open onto the unobstructed view of the sunset — which earned the house its affectionate nickname, Sunset House.
The vertical volume of the staircase and elevator is the central interior element: behind an uncurtained glass skin, a large vertical garden brings greenery inside, enhances the main façade and ensures privacy from neighbors.
A distinctive feature of the project was the use of large-format porcelain slabs on the façade, staircase and fireplace: the neutral colors and textures of the finishes bring unity to the indoor and outdoor spaces. The custom millwork in the outdoor kitchen, the main kitchen and the laundry room was built with white Silestone countertops and a cooktop on the kitchen's central island, and Dekton with black details and earthy tones in the outdoor kitchen.
For the lighting design, the project relied on high-performance micro spotlights and automated LED profiles, allowing the creation of light scenes that change according to the residents' needs.
In total, construction took 24 months to complete, spanning the tail end of the pandemic. The family was actively involved throughout the process, from design to execution — and it is precisely this comprehensive development of the residence, conceived together with architecture, interiors and landscaping, that allows the studio to deliver its best result.
Healthy Architecture pillars applied
Air Quality
Natural Light
Acoustics
Biophilia
