Suva, Fiji

Suva, Fiji

Facts

Total Area
2.009,64 m²
Built Area
1.082,60 m²
Start
2014

Project

Office
Jacobsen Arquitetura
Architecture Team
Paulo Jacobsen, Bernardo Jacobsen, Luiz Martinelli, Edgar Murata, Francisco Rugeroni, Maya Nobrega e Mayra Sampaio
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The main idea was to build a flat terrain to plot a ground-story house where social areas and family environments were completely connected by gardens, terraces and water features. This flat terrain was made possible by provision of guest areas, service, technical and also garage and entrance on the lower level.

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We imagine a very bulky and natural garden on the entrance level, creating many areas of shade and also enclosed gardens where you cannot walk. In this way, we would have a counterpoint to the open areas of the upper level, where water and gray granite are more important. Visually, the lower block has an architecture as neutral as possible, while the upper floor construction is characterized by a wide and light roof structure with very thin eaves.

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