"Seaside Serenity: Embracing Nature in the Casa dos Cajueiros" - Dos Cajueiros House

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The ‘Casa dos Cajueiros’ (Cashew Trees House) located on the Brazilian southeast cost, is in front of the marine strip. Its discrete implementation is not immediately revealed to the bathers. The house is hidden between the light and the shadows of the cashew-trees occupying the frontal part of the 27,327-square-foot (2,538-square-meter) lot.

The 8,525-square-foot (792-square-meter) house is a single-story set within the gently sloping landscape, shaped in between trees. The house is meant to minimally interfere with the landscape while drawing attention to its beauty.

Distributed along the 108 feet corridor leading to the back of the lot, the six suites are deployed allowing private patios between them.

The structure of the house mixes the conventional system in the base with the prefabrication technology in timber construction.

The social area is all glazed, opening 180 degrees view to the surrounding landscape.

An exposed concrete surface, colored in light terracotta, defines the bedroom modules. The boundary between the inside and the outside is outlined by vertical shutters that ensure privacy and prevent direct solar impact.

Several passive design strategies have been adopted to ensure environmental comfort for the users, starting with the abundant presence of floor-to-ceiling windows that ensure constant air renewal, cross ventilation and natural lighting.