TETRO's lakeside residence in brazil vanishes into the horizon beneath triangular timber roof

"The dwelling is organized around a triangular form that lends the project its name. The architects extend it into a glued-laminated timber roof made from a sequence of folded, triangular planes. This roof becomes the main spatial device of the project, acting as a protective canopy toward the street and compressing the facade into a discreet profile, while toward the lake it opens completely."

"Zenithal openings slice through the timber geometry, introducing controlled daylight into living spaces and the upper-floor circulation. The structure itself is hybrid, with timber roofs and porches paired with exposed concrete slabs and walls. The stone retaining walls anchoring the house to the slope act as structural armature and landscape threshold, reinforcing the sense of the home being partially carved from the terrain."

"TETRO completes Casa Tangram in Lagoa Santa, Brazil, situating the 1,450-square-meter residence at the highest point of its 5,000-square-meter lakeside plot so it reads from the street as a thin, horizontal line."

Casa Tangram occupies 1,450 square meters at the highest point of a 5,000-square-meter lakeside plot in Lagoa Santa, Brazil and reads as a thin horizontal line from the street. The plan centers on a triangular footprint extended into a glued-laminated timber roof composed of folded triangular planes that act as a protective canopy toward the street and open toward the lake. Zenithal openings bring controlled daylight into living spaces and upper-floor circulation. The project pairs timber roofs and porches with exposed concrete slabs and walls while stone retaining walls anchor the house into the slope and form landscape thresholds.

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