Located in Monte Mor, the 980m2 Haras II country house, spread over two floors and annexes, is a pleasant family refuge. Born out of the constraints and challenges of the condominium, the architecture sought to solve issues such as the roof, which had to follow pre-established standards, and the preservation of intimacy, given the impossibility of building walls. These premises, together with attention to better sunlight and the distribution of the house on the generous plot, became the fuel for transforming an apparently ordinary façade into a project full of surprises.

Despite the traditional language of the residence from the outside and the possible analogy to a bandeirista house, upon entering, the resident is faced with contemporary architecture that subtly imposes its presence through the new proportions and resignifications of spaces. The materials, despite being faithful to a traditional logic: stone foundations, long eaves and the constant presence of wood, which brings a feeling of warmth, are also responses to the region's high temperatures. 

Looking inside, the extensive white walls in the intimate sector of the house, unadorned by decorative objects, take on a rhythm of their own as they advance to form the volumes of the suites and retreat to the balconies. On the outside, the process is repeated, but with the addition of muxarabi panels and seteras, which serve as a veil to protect the outside view and allow the designed light to enter, as only a muxarabi can.

Different from this line, but not too far away, is the patio resulting from the opening where the ridge of the roof would have been, with its delimitation promoted by the central blue ring that faces the garden. Form and use are highlighted by the presence of oxidized copper panels. In a color analogous to the vegetation in front, the planes contrast with the landscape. The corridors, sometimes open and sometimes closed by blue pivoting doors and sliding glass, allow for a long and interesting perspective of the route. 

Still on the subject of this space, it's important to say that this house also breaks with the concept of the bandeirista house, whose main characteristics are few openings, dark rooms and a social area in the center of the floor plan. Here, an airy and bright environment is created. The courtyard, a meeting point common to all, is the breath of the house, the visual and the conviviality, guaranteeing good cross-ventilation, framing the landscape and serving as a connection to a new plane of experience, secluded and reserved: the sauna and the gym.  

Finally, you can see the garage and gourmet annexes, which follow the same material solutions and reinforce the horizontal language of the house. Both take advantage of the space to lengthen and extend the experience to new possible views within the grounds.