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<\/a><\/p>\nHLM House sits atop a grassy hill on the outskirts of Santa Maria, a city in the country\u2019s southern-most state of Rio Grande do Sul.<\/p>\n
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Porto Alegre-based Rafael Lorentz selected white concrete for the building\u2019s structure, which was poured in-situ to create the curved wall at the rear.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n A pair of straight walls were then set at right angles to the arc, to complete the house\u2019s skewed quadrant plan.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cFrom the beginning, the challenge found was how to build something that could rise in the landscape as if it had always belonged to the place,\u201d.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe house arises from a curve suggested by the site, embodied by a thick white concrete wall.\u201d<\/p>\n The idea was to provide a place where one could find himself in deep contact with the landscape, near enough from the city so working was still possible,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n A row of slender concrete columns run across an opening at one end of the curving wall, which is dramatically uplit like an old folly or monument at night.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n More of these concrete bars extend horizontally to form the canopy of a parking space that can also used for outdoor entertaining.<\/p>\n A black metal staircase spirals from a paved patio at the back of the house to a viewing platform on the building\u2019s flat roof. The roof is planted with greenery to help provide thermal insulation.<\/p>\n \u201cUp there one can reach a quiet place to find yourself alone and just enjoy the beautiful view at east, made magical by everyday sunrise,\u201d said the architect.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n