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Casa Toblerone in São Paulo, Brazil

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From Brazilian studio mk27 comes this urbane tropical pavilion style home in the heart of São Paulo, Brazil.

Casa Toblerone boxes its two floors sandwiched between two thick slabs of concrete.

Upstairs, a wood box enclosed in wooden screens lies deep within the roof footprint.

This screened top floor appears to hover over an open pavilion supported on pillars underneath.

In fact, this ground floor is a glass box encasing a smaller ‘wooden box’ inside.

The retractable screens of slender wooden slats serve as a backdrop for the vegetation’s shadows during the day, and the play of lights by night.

And in places, it is fully open air, creating a shady spot to rest in the tropical heat of Brazil.

Here, the sunlight is filtered through the leaves and two hanging fire pits become a focal point as night draws on.

By night, the glass enclosure can be seen.

Several trees have been saved and given a spot to continue their growth upward.

A simple ‘exterior’ stair connects the two floors within the vitreous case.

Upstairs, bedrooms are secluded behind the slim slats of the wooden screens that allow breezes to play within.

These screens have a cooling effect in the tropical climate.

A narrow computer room is a quiet space separate from the living room.

Here, the glass envelope disappears, so that working indoors is almost like being outside in the garden.

In Casa Toblerone, studio mk27 have created a clearly defined, simple statement.