- Project: Concreto House
- Architect: Dayala e Rafael arquitetos associados
- Location: Brazil, Goiânia, Goiás
- Year: 2024
- Area: 930 m2
- Photography: Joana França
A Bold Concrete Gesture Amidst Landscape
Concreto House stands as a refined embodiment of material honesty and spatial clarity. Designed by Dayala e Rafael Arquitetos Associados, this 930 m² residence adopts an uncompromising palette of concrete and wood, quietly anchored in its Brazilian context. Through expansive spans and visible structural rhythms, the architecture reveals its logic while maintaining an elegant restraint.
Spatial Strategy & Architectural Logic
The home is conceived as a sequence of concrete volumes, set within a generous site. Large cantilevers and open-plan living areas respond to climate and view, while structural articulation remains evident — the architecture does not hide its method. Generous internal volumes endowed with direct outdoor access create moments of repose, connection and shelter.
In its layout, the house balances openness with defined zones: living, dining and leisure spaces flow naturally, while private areas retreat into quieter wings. The exterior-interior transition is seamless—sliding glass walls, generous overhangs and carefully integrated outdoor terraces dissolve conventional boundaries.
Materiality & Atmosphere: Concrete as Character
Concrete is the protagonist of Concreto House. Its surface finishes reveal formwork texture, the monolithic presence forming walls, ceilings and structural elements. Paired with warm wood flooring and minimalist detailing, the contrast of cool solidity and tactile warmth animates the spaces.
Natural light plays across the raw surface of concrete, casting subtle shadows that evolve through the day. The typography of structure becomes part of the inhabitant’s experience—seeing not simply decoration but architecture at work.
Living Experience: Comfort in Clarity
Despite its monumental material presence, Concreto House prioritises comfort and human scale. High ceilings and generous floor-to-ceiling glazing invite nature in; shaded terraces provide outdoor living; the material palette ensures the home feels grounded rather than austere.
Within the expansive footprint, inhabitants encounter a home of refined discipline: spaces that are ordered, legible and composed, yet warm and inhabitable. The architecture invites movement, repose and engagement—all within its concrete envelope.
Significance & Design Lessons
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Material integrity: The use of exposed concrete is not decorative but structural and expressive, reinforcing architectural honesty.
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Structural clarity: Visible spanning systems, cantilevers and junctions become part of the architectural narrative rather than hidden.
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Contextual response: Though bold in form, the residence sits modestly in its setting—its materials and proportions aligned with place and climate.
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Spatial richness: At 930 m² the project demonstrates how generous area can be composed with restraint and clarity, rather than excess.
Concreto House is a compelling example of how modern Brazilian residential architecture can merge robust materiality with refined living.
