The name of this residential project is originated in the neighborhood of São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where it is located. Piacenza is the name of the birthplace of Saint Conrad (São Conrado in Portuguese), in northern Italy.
Project name
Casa di Piacenza
Architecture firm
MRG Arquitetura
Location
São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Tools used
Vectorworks, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Mauricio Rebello
Design team
Mateus Ladeira
Client
Young Brazilian couple
Typology
Residential › House
Inspired by the verticality of the forest, the São Paulo-based architecture firm Atelier Marko Brajovic has recently completed Monkey House located in Paraty, Brazil.
Architect's statement: A few years ago the monkeys that lived at the foot of Serra in Paraty disappeared. It was said that it was due to the yellow fever that supposedly spread amon...
Project name
Monkey House
Architecture firm
Atelier Marko Brajovic
Location
Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Photography
Rafael Medeiros, Gustavo Uemura
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, AutoCAD
Principal architect
Marko Brajovic
Design team
Marko Brajovic, Bruno Bezerra, Vitoria Mendes, Maira Shinzato
Collaborators
Docol, Mekal, Souza LTDA.
Landscape
Atelier Marko Brajovic
Structural engineer
Atelier Marko Brajovic
Construction
Hybrida Production
