Location: Porto Feliz, São Paulo, Brazil.

Architect: Bernardes Arquitetura.

Pipa House is a prototype developed by an architectural office, a construction company, and a couple of entrepreneurs. The goal was to create a product that could be replicated and sold in modules to other clients, providing a fast work experience, guaranteed deadlines, energy efficiency, and technological control. The house was designed for building efficiency through an industrialized system that allowed for rapid execution and very low waste production. Its structural system in glued laminated eucalyptus wood (glulam) makes the house adaptable to different sites, allowing for reproduction in numerous slope variations while providing a great diversity of composition and the possibility of different finishes. The lifting of the house off the ground ensures water tightness and ventilation for the floor slab, as well as a visit to the facilities that are distributed underneath it. The liner, with the docking system, allows adjustment and visitation to the HVAC systems. The house has individualized heating systems and air conditioning and electrical installations divided in modules, simplifying its maintenance and operation. The external walls in prefabricated concrete panels, with a ventilated facade system, guarantee good thermal response and zero maintenance, due to the need of no retouching to the painting layer. The team developed a product with high-quality materials and environmentally friendly technology, combining affordability and contemporary design. The house was designed for good thermal insulation requiring low to zero maintenance. The frame system, also in glued laminated wood, guarantees stability to the structural profiles. The house is a great example of how industrialized systems can be used to create sustainable and efficient buildings. It is adaptable to different sites and provides a great diversity of composition and the possibility of different finishes. The team behind Pipa House has created a product that is not only environmentally friendly but also affordable and contemporary in design.