Seven scattered blocks

Isay Weinfeld is a prolific design force in Sao Paulo. The Yucatan House as this minimalist yet warm family home is known was completed in 2010. Built in the leafy neighbourhood of Jardim America, in São Paulo, Brazil, this chic house presents a mixture of modern elements and an eclectic art collection.

The house is a series of seven boxes which are laid out asymmetrically across the site – all differing in size, shape and finish. The paired back materiality includes: precast concrete and white painted bricks. These forms and resulting rooms create a spacious, bright and informal atmosphere in the home where the young couple could raise their children and also display the various pieces in their collection. Everything about the house somehow reflects that high-spirited family and their lifestyle: the combination of volumes, the organization of the areas, the choice of materials, the lighting, the greenery, the pool.

A long flat surface – a wall covered in aluminium plaques painted black, part of the volume that houses the garage – progresses across the blocks to the one containing the kitchen, followed by the block housing the dining room. To the left of those 3 volumes, sometimes jutting out a little, other times receding, the remaining 4 blocks are laid out.

The “scattered` layout leaves generous spaces between the volumes that, topped by a wood-covered ceiling slab, not only serve as circulation, but also shelter the main living room, the family room and the works of art. This family home is considered, warm, practical and tailored. All elements I love.

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