PB plan

Lower floor.

"Minha preocupação foi projetar essa residência com inteira liberdade, adaptando-a aos desníveis do terreno, sem o modificar, fazendo-a em curvas, de forma a permitir que a vegetação nelas penetrasse, sem a separação ostensiva da linha reta".

EDIT:
Address
Estrada das Canoas, 2.310- São Conrado
Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil
CEP: 22610-210
Tel/Fax- 55 21 3322 3581

Open Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 13:00 to 17:00
Admissions:
R$ 8,00 per person
R$ 4,00 for students

More information at www.niemeyer.org.br (http://www.niemeyer.org.br/canoas/canoas.htm)

View to the entrance of the house, the entrances you find it far from the steet, stuck in the nature.. amazing way to get there...

The pool... with the natural stone there.

Like in all modern work of brazilian architecture, the abstract scultpure is present...

A sculpture in detail..

This is closer to the entrance..

Amazingg way to finish the roof, thinking in sun, view and nature (context too)

Another view..

The roof again, paid atention in the color he picked to the exteriors...;)

The interios, i wanna live there! I think this is oneo f the bedrooms..

Living Room..

The other side of the living room.. close to the kitchen..

Living Room

Dont know where i found this pictures... but is a good one ..

I have a work that i made to my unniversity but is in spanish, and have transparencies over the pictures to explain the diverses factors of the house, so i had to scan it, after the teachers correct it.. and i dont know if i post it or not... well.. that is all the info i had about this house, if anyone have more... be my guest!

Address:

Estrada das Canoas, 2.310- São Conrado
Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brasil
CEP: 22610-210
Tel/Fax- 55 21 3322 3581

Opening hours:
Tuesday to Friday, das 13:00 to 17:00 hs.

Preço do ingresso:
R$ 8,00 por pessoa
R$ 4,00 estudantes

By BUS:

Go to plaza de São Conrado. linhas 179, 175, 177, 179, 546, 557, 750, 755, 2016

From there: pça. de São Conrado até a Casa das Canoas, ônibus São Conrado - Maracaí, linha 710.


info from http://www.niemeyer.org.br/canoas/canoas.htm

Here the kmz...

very good!!!
This house is a reference of the Brazilian modern architecture

Minha preocupação foi projetar essa residência com inteira liberdade, adaptando-a aos desníveis do terreno, sem o modificar, fazendo-a em curvas, de forma a permitir que a vegetação nelas penetrasse, sem a separação ostensiva da linha reta".

Here is my free translation of the above introductory text of Niemeyer...
"My priority was design the residence with total freedom, adapting it to the land topography, without change it, making the house in curves, in a way that the vegetation can penetrate in it, without the ostensive breakdown of the strait line"

Thanks for the info primo and pedro for the translation!

One of my fav architects... any buildings of his in the US