The house incorporates a dualism of looking towards the future and expressing timeless memories.

The Pampulha lagoon in Belo Horizonte an architecturally significant area and to build along its margin brings one closer to the modernist legacy. The building considers this recent history but also expresses its modern urban spirit with rural balconies and breezes. The land slope creates a dialogue with the building and proposes fittings and suspensions.

The house incorporates a dualism: The cantilevered front volume expresses intimacy and points to the future. The ground level sheltered backyard gathering space expresses timeless memories.

The house adjusts itself to the site through the use of steps and different levels creating a route from the street to the roof. The roof is turned into an observatory transforming the roof tops into terraces looking towards the horizon, the city and the mountains

ARCHITECT: João Diniz Arquitetura Ltda, Belo Horizonte, Brasil, www.joaodiniz.com.br. LOCATION: Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Brasil. DESCRIPTION: residential. AREA: 454 sqm. COLLABORATING ARCHITECTS: José Luis Baccarini, Pedro Guadalupe, João Pedro Torres, Isabel Diniz, Caio Guerra, Clarissa Bastos, Elena Vale, Monica Ogura, Priscila Garcia. CONSTRUCTION: Construtora Geraes / José Maurício Menezes. STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS: Marcello Cláudio e Sigefredo Fiuza. INSTALLATION PROJECTS: Senog Ltda. LIGHTING DESIGN: Abajur de Arte / Adraiana Vasconcelos. LANDSCAPE DESIGN: Mercado Verde / Firmino Fiuza. PLAYGROUNG: Suzana Cadaval Arquitetura. TILE ARTISTIC PANEL: Fernando Pacheco. ARTISTS: Jorge dos Anjos, Jayme Reis, Monica Sartori. PHOTOES: Leonardo Finotti. DATE: 2010.
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