Designed by renowned architect Marcio Kogan, this sprawling 15,000 square foot home allows residents to effortlessly enjoy its gorgeous Florida landscape thanks to its seamless indoor-outdoor layout that includes over 1,800 square feet of covered terrace – plus a spectacular rooftop terrace. One side of the home faces a luxurious pool while the other side . . .
Tag: marcio kogan
The Tetris House: A Creatively Organized Modern Brazilian Home
The name Tetris House likely calls to mind the brightly colored game, but it is not the colors or infectious music that are the inspiration for this Sao Paulo home. Instead, architects Marcio Kogan and Carolina Castroviejo found inspiration from the way that the boxes in that game fit together snugly. This home, like the . . .
Open Layout House Concept By Studio MK27
By the Pinheiros River in the city of Sao Paulo, huge stacked concrete volumes form the casing of a striking new home, designed by the talent at Brazilian company Studio MK27. Within the structure, a vertical circulation column acts as a core around which three exposed concrete boxes are pivoted, creating layers of cantilevered rooms . . .
A Fabulous Fortress in Brazil
Marcio Kogan’s ‘Casa Lee’ has been somewhat unflatteringly described as a ‘concrete mass.’ Equally, one could compare it to a concrete blockhouse reminiscent of the Second Boer War. Regardless, its angular, if not imposing Brutalist style, may not find favor with its most vocal critic, Charles, Prince of Wales, but it is an aesthetic that . . .
Toblerone House, Brazil
Designed by Sao Paulo based Studio MK27, the Toblerone House in Brazil has been shortlisted in the ‘villas’ category of the 2012 world architecture festival, and it’s easy to see why. With a ground floor surrounded by retractable glass walls, and the upstairs encased in a cocoon of wood slat screens, this great example of . . .
The V4 House by Studio MK27
Situated in Brazil’s Sao Paulo, the single story home known as the ‘V4 House’ by Marcio Kogan’s Studio MK27, makes full use of the build site, stretching to the extremities to utilize the exterior garden area as well as interior zoning. A barely-there floating staircase has been built into the brickwork of one of the . . .
Spectacular Modern House With Open Design And Adjacent Pool
House of Ipês in Sao Paulo, Brazil, was a project embarked upon a decade ago by Marcio Kogan, a design of exposed concrete that many builders deemed practically impossible. The heavy material has been given amazing grace in this construction, with the magnitude appearing to float above the glass volume of the lower floor. In . . .
Sensational White Modern Home
The home is from Sao Paulo, Brazil and is designed by Marcio Kogan on a 1700 square meter area that encloses 700 square meters of living space on its two floors. Italian windows help maintain transparency, giving a magnificent view of the pool and the garden while doubling up as walls as well. Having been . . .