{"id":280333,"date":"2025-11-12T21:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T21:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/280333\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T21:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T21:14:10","slug":"nitsche-arquitetos-creates-modular-mass-timber-house-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/280333\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitsche Arquitetos creates modular mass-timber house in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local studio Nitsche Arquitetos<\/a> has completed a modular, cross-laminated timber<\/a> house with a rectangular dogtrot-style plan outside of S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a>, Brazil.<\/p>\n

Located in Piedade, the 140-square metre (1,500-square foot) house is the first modular prototype developed by Nitsche Arquitetos<\/a> to make house construction faster, more affordable and more sustainable.<\/p>\n

\"CasaNitsche Arquitetos has completed a modular house in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/p>\n

“The system allows for multiple arrangement possibilities, and this flexibility is what ensures its efficiency and broad adaptability,” the studio told Dezeen.<\/p>\n

“It can respond to different demands using the same system, while also enabling fast assembly, reducing costs and maintaining the construction’s low environmental impact.”<\/p>\n

\"CasaIt is the first modular house developed by the studio<\/p>\n

The rectangular modules measure 18 square metres (193 square feet), are made of CLT panels that ensure durability and thermal comfort, and have floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors.<\/p>\n

“The system logic is simple and versatile: each module includes a wet area, intended for a bathroom, kitchen or service area, and a dry area, which can function as a bedroom, living room, dining room or other free space,” the team explained.<\/p>\n

“This organization allows for different combinations, easily adapting to various needs.”<\/p>\n

\"NitscheIt was made using CLT panels<\/p>\n

A large metal roof \u2013 a sandwich with polyurethane foam insulation \u2013 covers the enclosed modules and extends beyond the long sides of the house to form deep shading eaves on either side of the modules.<\/p>\n

Two modules flank either side of a central veranda that is covered with transparent alveolar polycarbonate roofing that matches the profile of the metal sheets.<\/p>\n

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Jurumirim House by Nitsche Arquitetos features wall of perforated green blocks\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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“This space serves as a living area, ensuring natural light and cross ventilation, while also creating a transition and integration between indoor and outdoor spaces,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

Set on a concrete slab, the eucalyptus CLT panels were produced in 30 days by Crosslam<\/a> and assembled on site in a single day.<\/p>\n

\"CasaIt can be arranged in a variety of combinations<\/p>\n

“In addition to avoiding waste generation during assembly, the use of engineered wood contributes to reducing carbon emissions, with lower energy consumption compared to concrete- or steel-based systems,” the studio said.<\/p>\n

“This system is an alternative to conventional construction with concrete, steel and aluminium, since wood is a renewable resource capable of sequestering CO2 during tree growth, whereas concrete releases around one ton of carbon into the atmosphere.”<\/p>\n

\"CasaIt offers a sustainable alternative to traditional construction, according to the studio<\/p>\n

The house was finished with porcelain tiles that provide a smooth, cool complement to the warm wooden walls.<\/p>\n

Aluminium window frames coated in green electrostatic paint were fitted into pre-cut openings in the CLT panels, but the sliding doors and the folding, awning-like doors of the veranda were superimposed on the structure.<\/p>\n

Previously, Nitsche Arquitetos designed a house on the edge of the Jurumirim Reservoir with walls of perforated green block<\/a> and a house on a grassy hill capped with a large polycarbonate roof<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Arthur Duarte<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Project Credits:<\/p>\n

Project team: Lua Nitsche, Carol Hosino, Vanessa Izidorio, Gabriel Lisboa, S\u00e9rgio Campos, Thiago Pontes, Thiago Conti<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Local studio Nitsche Arquitetos has completed a modular, cross-laminated timber house with a rectangular dogtrot-style plan outside of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280334,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[449,458,459,64,63,11308,79873,460,134,30333,108438,162319,61745,61746,162320],"class_list":{"0":"post-280333","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-au","12":"tag-australia","13":"tag-brazil","14":"tag-cross-laminated-timber","15":"tag-design","16":"tag-entertainment","17":"tag-mass-timber","18":"tag-modular-architecture","19":"tag-nitsche-arquitetos","20":"tag-sectionall","21":"tag-sectionarchitecture","22":"tag-su00e3o-paulo"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280333\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}