jacobsen arquitetura's MDT house is wrapped in warm teak skin

jacobsen arquitetura’s MDT house
image © leonardo finotti

a slatted teak facade wraps around the glazed volume of MDT house by brazilian firm jacobsen arquitetura. embedded into a rolling emerald-colored hill in sao paulo, the house’s central plan allows for the creation of three open patios that organize a relaxed, domestic program. the richly grained, warm-hued wood creates a network of verandas that delineate intimate spaces, social lounges and direct access to a variety of gardens. the fabric of thin panels fractures light while creating a gradient of airiness with a variety of ceiling heights; all the while functioning as a envelope of shutters that provide optimal flexibility with regard to ventilation and privacy. the pared down material palette lends the home an air of suspension from the landscape and allows the horizontal volume to finds a visually lightweight resonance in the bucolic landscape.

jacobsen arquitetura’s MDT house
image © leonardo finotti

jacobsen arquitetura’s MDT house
image © leonardo finotti

jacobsen arquitetura’s MDT house
image © leonardo finotti

jacobsen arquitetura’s MDT house
image © leonardo finotti

site plan
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floor plan level -1
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floor plan level 0
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sections
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project info:

project: mdt house
location: fazenda boa vista, porto feliz- sp
office: jacobsen arquitetura
authors: paulo jacobsen e bernardo jacobsen
coordination: rafael henrique de oliveira, marina nogaró, márcia cristine bontempo
team: ricardo luna.
site area: 2460 m2
built area: 715 m2
started: 2008
conclusion: 2012
landscape design: d’orey brasil s
lighting design: lightworks
facilities: enplatec
air conditioning: ksg
structure: leão e associados
construction: artin construtora