When the owners of this family residence in a leafy suburb of São Paulo, Brazil, acquired the adjacent lot, they saw it as an opportunity not just for expansion but also for a comprehensive renovation. Having already undergone a few rounds of refurbishment over the years which had altered its original character, local practice Felipe Hess Arquitetos approached the project in a clinical fashion, removing or altering what didn’t architecturally work and retaining what did. The building’s parochial gable roof: gone, replaced by a rooftop pavilion; the facades: refashioned with new openings, the house’s split-level layout: retained but revamped with new circulation routes. Far from being a patchwork of interventions, the architects have successfully managed to seamlessly interweave old and new elements into a self-assured residence of playful geometry and compositional sophistication.

在巴西圣保罗的一个绿树成荫的郊区，这套住宅的主人收购了邻近的地段，他们认为这不仅是一个扩建的机会，而且也是一个全面翻修的机会。这些年来，当地的诊所费利佩·赫斯·阿肯托斯(Felipe Hess Armisetos)已经经过了几轮翻修，改变了原来的特征，他以临床的方式接触到了这个项目，移除或改变了建筑上不起作用的东西，并保留了这座建筑的狭小山墙屋顶：消失了，取而代之的是一个屋顶展馆；正面：重新设计了新的洞口，房子的分层布局：保留了，但用了新的流通路线进行了改造。建筑师们非但不是杂乱无章的干预措施，还成功地将新旧元素无缝地结合在一起，形成了一个自以为是的寓所，充满了嬉戏的几何图形和复杂的构图。

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Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

One of the boldest architectural additions is a metal staircase that externally connects the house to the new pool deck. From the new rooftop, where a glass-fronted pavilion offers expansive views of the neighbourhood, the staircase ceremoniosuly descends and ascends across the façade in order to reach all levels, growing into a balcony on the first floor before stepping off the building to reach down to the pool terrace. This idiosyncratic, sculptural design makes for a whimsical composition, enhanced by the introduction of a children-friendly slide and a fireman’s pole, both of which connect the first floor to the pool level. Meanwhile, the polygonal geometry is echoed throughout the exterior, from the shapes of the flower beds to steps and landings, while the circular jacuzzi and the elliptical rooftop lounge provide a welcome relief of softer lines.

最大胆的建筑添加之一是金属楼梯，将房屋外部连接到新的游泳池甲板。从新的屋顶（玻璃前厅）可以看到附近的广阔景色，楼梯间会下降，上升穿过立面，以到达所有楼层，在离开大楼到达游泳池平台之前，生长到一楼的阳台。这种独特的雕塑设计使一种异想天开的构图，通过引入儿童友好的滑梯和消防员的杆子来增强，这两个都将一楼连接到游泳池。同时，从花坛的形状到台阶和平台，多边形几何图形在整个外部都是回响的，而圆形按摩浴缸和椭圆形屋顶休息室提供了令人欢迎的柔和线条。

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图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

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With a brand-new leisure area, sauna and garage located beneath the pool terrace, which occupies what was once the neighbouring lot, the architects had a lot on their plate but that didn’t stop them from reconsidering the spaces of the existing building. Although the split-levels were retained, the individual floor layouts were redrawn as was the interior staircase connecting them. The result: larger, open-plan rooms that flow into each other. White is the predominant colour for both indoors and outdoors. Outside, white Portuguese mosaic paving, coupled with the white-washed facades and white-painted metal staircase, unite all the different geometrical elements into a sculptural composition as well as create a subdued background where the lush vegetation takes centre stage. A similar approach has been applied inside, only here, instead of the green hues of the vegetation, the white walls are complemented by the dark grey cement flooring, which the architects introduced in order to visually connect all the levels, and the coffered ceiling slabs, which were exposed during the renovation. The latter not only echo the playful geometries of the exterior but also exemplify the architects’ critical approach in renovating this residence.

有一个全新的休闲区，桑拿浴室和车库，坐落在泳池露台下，曾经是附近的地段，建筑师们的盘子里有很多东西，但这并没有阻止他们重新考虑现有建筑的空间。虽然分隔层被保留，但单独的楼层布局被重新绘制，连接它们的内部楼梯也被重新绘制。其结果是：更大、更开放的房间相互流动。无论是室内还是室外，白色都是主要的颜色。外面，白色葡萄牙马赛克铺路，再加上白色洗衣的正面和白色的金属楼梯，将所有不同的几何元素组合成一个雕塑构图，并创造出一个柔和的背景，在那里茂盛的植被占据舞台中心。在室内也采用了类似的方法，只有在这里，而不是在这里，白色的墙壁由深灰色的水泥地板作为补充，建筑师们为了视觉地连接所有的层次，以及在翻修过程中暴露出来的围护天花板。后者不仅反映了建筑外部好玩的几何图形，而且体现了建筑师在改造这座住宅时的批评态度。

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图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

图片来源：Fran Parente和Gabriel Cabral。

Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

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Photo by Fran Parente and Gabriel Cabral.

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