This house is located on a plot by the banks of a river (Arroio Pelotas) in Pelotas – RS – Brazil.

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Architects: Rmk! Arquitetura

Location: Marina Ilha Verde, Pelotas - RS, Brasil

Area: 572.48 m2

Project Year: 2012

Photography: Marcelo Donadussi

Author: Otávio Riemke

Co Authors: Eduardo Riemke, Juliana Frio

Structure: Projevisa

Constructor: Ricardo Cavalheiro

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Roof Plan

From the architect. This house is located on a plot by the banks of a river (Arroio Pelotas) in Pelotas – RS – Brazil.The extensive depth of the terrain (20 m x 80 m) was paramount in the first assumptions regarding the project, as the best visual, the one by the river, was distant from the frontage. Therefore, the house was conceived in a linear plan, where one can transit from more opaque areas in the frontage, to large social glazed areas at the back, which were planned to be integrated with the river.
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Walls, built using stones from the area, not only emphasize the horizontality, but also divide the house into two different areas, social and service.

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Apparent concrete cantilevers and pergolas were used to allow a greater integration between the interior and the exterior, creati...