Residential Masterpieces 27: Paulo Mendes da Rocha documents two São Paulo houses through Yoshio Futagawa's lens, tracing the domestic architecture that defined Brazilian Brutalism and gave form to Mendes da Rocha's political and spatial convictions.
About This Book
In the early 1970s, Paulo Mendes da Rocha designed two single-family residences in São Paulo that functioned as something more than houses — they were spatial arguments. Photographed by Yoshio Futagawa, this volume brings both works into sharp focus: the interplay of exposed concrete against dense subtropical planting, the deliberate organisation of programme, and the emergence of a spatial language rooted in the architect's political beliefs. For students of Brazilian Brutalism, or anyone tracing the relationship between architectural form and social conviction, these houses remain essential reference points. Futagawa's documentation ensures they are seen with the care they demand.
Key Features
- 124 pages of Yoshio Futagawa's photographic documentation of both residences, with architectural analysis
- Photography and editorial by Yoshio Futagawa
- Two São Paulo single-family residences by Paulo Mendes da Rocha as primary case studies
- Published by Ada Edita
What You'll Discover
- How exposed concrete and lush natural surroundings create a defining tension in Mendes da Rocha's domestic work
- The way both houses functioned as a laboratory for the architect's evolving political beliefs during the early 1970s
- Unique programmatic solutions that distinguish these residences beyond their aesthetic expression
- The formal characteristics of Brazilian Brutalism as expressed at the intimate scale of the single-family house
About the Author
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Specifications
- Format: Softcover
- Pages: 124
- Dimensions: 260 x 360 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9784871405607
- Publisher: Ada Edita
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Architects and students with a serious interest in Brazilian modernism, Brutalist residential design, or the work of Paulo Mendes da Rocha; researchers examining the relationship between political thought and spatial form in twentieth-century Latin American architecture.