Marcio Kogan’s House 53 In São Paulo, Brazil
By Joe Wertz
Constrained by São Paulo building codes and an oddly shaped urban lot, architect Marcio Kogan’s stacked spaces to maximize the layout of his House 53. The wood and masonry ground volume hosts a living room and communal spaces and serves as the base for a glass and concrete second story, where the bedrooms are stashed. With only 10 meters available at the front of the house, Kogan used large windows to bring in as much light as possible, shielding the transparent upper floor with wooden screens that can be opened or folded for privacy. [via contemporist]
