In the coastal town of Balneário Piçarras, Santa Catarina, the TT Houses emerge as a study in geometric restraint. Designed by PJV Arquitetura and completed in 2024, the project navigates the typical density of the Brazilian seaside with a formal clarity that distinguishes it from its more eclectic neighbors. The 291-square-meter structure is less an exercise in ornament than an exploration of the articulation of volume.
The design relies on a precise structural logic, where the interplay of light and shadow defines the living spaces. By prioritizing a clean, modular aesthetic, PJV Arquitetura creates a sense of order within a relatively compact footprint. The materiality is handled with a characteristic honesty, allowing the building’s skeleton to dictate the rhythm of the facade and the internal transition between private and communal areas.
Beyond its formal qualities, the TT Houses represent a broader trend in contemporary Brazilian residential design: a return to the fundamentals of modernism, refined for the 21st century. It is a project that values the efficiency of the plan and the durability of the form, offering a quiet, architectural response to the evolving urban fabric of the Santa Catarina coast.
With reporting from ArchDaily.
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