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A Renovation Imaginatively Reuses Stone and Brick

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A scrumptious textural feast awaits the visitor to this gorgeous renovation by Marcelo Alvarenga at Play Architecture.

The house is made of an unusual combination of earth-made materials, from brick to various kinds of stone.

Set in the tropical climate of Brazil, it is a sumptuous demonstration of the palette.

The house is a renovation of a home built in the ’70s in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.

“We had to make significant changes to meet the demands of family,” says the architect.

A well-placed opening in the brick wall connects to the living space to meet the client’s brief.

These rooms had been walled off from each other.

In the eat-in kitchen, precast concrete slabs define the island.

Bright primary colors offset the earthy brick and stone.

The materials in the old building were kept and reused in the new structure.

The result is a study in gorgeous complementary ‘dry’ textural materials that contrast with the wet greenery of the surrounding jungle.