The GAK house was designed as a meeting and resting place for the family. From the first meeting, the client asked for a house that would blend into the landscape and be invisible to passersby. A green roof extends from the street in continuity with the site's existing topography. A large balcony juts out, widening the view across the landscape. The architectural program is divided into linked cores carefully positioned around the internal garden — the heart of the building.
Meeting and leisure areas are integrated to the exterior while the intimate core is isolated by an independent circulation.
A mixed concrete and steel structure supports the large green roof. The presence of vegetation creates a more pleasant microclimate, reducing cooling costs and energy waste. Cross ventilation is allowed through the gaps along the pavilions, and when the sliding panels are open, the interior and exterior spaces are fully integrated. The generous presence of natural light was crucial in the implementation of the project to achieve a balance between wide views of the landscape and thermal comfort. Taking advantage of this condition, the set of solar panels supplies the electrical system.
Bio Bernardes Arquitetura it is a space created in 2012 by Thiago Bernardes where he seeks to deepen his authorial work and create new partnerships. Today the partners are Nuno Costa Nunes, Márcia Santoro, Camila Tariki, Dante Furlan, Francisco Abreu, Rafael de Oliveira, Thiago Moretti and Antonia Bernardes. With offices in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Lisbon, we develop projects across various programs and scales. Our multidisciplinary team is composed of professionals who share a philosophy of collaborative work with the objective of achieving excellence and efficiency in each project.
Other prizes Architizer A+Awards 2024: Best Residential Firm; LOOP Design Awards 2024: Architecture Design Of The Year with the project GAK House and House of The Year with the project CLL House; Architecture Masterprize 2023: Winner in Residential Architecture - Single Family category, with the projects CLL House and Asa House; Architizer A+Awards 2022: Winner by Popular Choice in "Private Houses - XL >6000 sqft" category with the Asa House project;
