Lapinha Studio
2021architects: plano livre
participation: Project Manager
location: belo horizonte, Minas Gerais, BraSil
status: constructed
The Lapinha Studio was conceived to be executed in two stages. The first was the construction of a modular housing using two containers, exhibited at CASACOR Minas 2021. The second was completed after its disassembly and reassembly in Acuruí where it serves as a hotel.
Photo _ Henrique Queiroga
The construction process guided the design. Two container modules were attached laterally, their industrialised components exposed without camouflage. The hydraulics are concentrated in one wall, creating the infrastructural module. This strategy, apart from reducing costs, frees the rest of the space. Therefore, the other container is a flexible, indeterminate module.
Photo _ Henrique Queiroga
Inside, profiles on the floor and ceiling tie up the containers encounter loose frieze. To reveal the construction system, the materials and colors differentiate the flexible from the infrastructural module. The first is green and houses the double bed and the naval plywood joinery. The second is earthy orange in the kitchen and blue in the ensuite. Walls separate the sink from the shower and toilet, optimising the use of this area. The shower stall is a hybrid space as it is connected to the external deck by a glass door. The guest enjoys the view even while showering.
Photo _ Henrique QueirogaPhoto _ Henrique QueirogaPhoto _ Henrique QueirogaPhoto _ Henrique QueirogaPhoto _ Henrique Queiroga
In addition to being a single physical space, the project generates a system. For this reason, Lapinha Studio is a prototype that can be expanded, replicated, and implanted in other contexts. Different arrangements of containers create different spaces for different experiences to be lived there.
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Lapinha Studio received a nomination for ArchDaily’s Building of the Year and secured the Modular Building Design Award from the Modular Building Institute.