Designed for a single family residence, Terraville House is located in a gated community south of Porto Alegre, Brazil. The project explores different ways and possibilities to connect the house to the plot and surrounding views.
Focused on the connections between living areas and courtyards, living areas to the lake view from the backyard, AT Arquitetura organized the house like that: ground floor houses social and service areas; the rooms are organized in a linear layout and a natural stone wall running from front to back organizes the living areas facing north and the utilities areas facing south. The upper floor locates the family areas of the house, two bedrooms and a family room. This floor is also organized in a linear layout and the north/south boundary is made by a corridor standing on top the stone wall, connecting all rooms, and separating the “closed house” from the north facing veranda.
