Dione House by Studio Andre Lenza
Dione House lands in Goiânia as a family house by Studio Andre Lenza, planned for open-air days and quick closings when needed. The project organizes daily life around a backyard and pool, balancing privacy from the street with full connection to the garden. Across two levels, the plan favors movement, light, and easy oversight for parents with three children.
Morning drifts across Pirenópolis stone and the pool’s soft edge. Water flickers send light onto a high ceiling while the garden pulls air through the rooms.
This is a house for a couple with three children in Goiânia, organized as a two-level home with social life below and bedrooms above. Studio Andre Lenza centers the plan on movement and connection—open to the backyard for play, then closed down when privacy and shade matter.
Set on a 908.28 m² (9,778 sq ft) plot with a 17-meter (55.8-foot) frontage, the composition pulls inward to an L-formed courtyard. From the street it stays quiet; toward the garden it opens wide.
Lift the House
The ground level reads as raised and porous, erasing hard thresholds between indoors and out. Living, dining, kitchen, playroom, barbecue, and garage sit together for an easy loop of activity, so children can run from shaded terrace to water while adults orbit the long rooms. When needed, large openings close, turning the perimeter into a firm edge.
Cross the Central Void
Upstairs, the private wing splits: three children’s suites on one side and the master suite on the other. A concrete walkway spans a central void, stitching both ends while preserving a tall volume that pours light down to the social level. The crossing is deliberate and clear, a daily moment that frames the garden and keeps the family visually connected.
Work the L-Shape
The L-shaped plan forms a calm courtyard that catches sun and breeze across the day. House and pool sit a few meters apart, letting children sprint the lawn while holding just enough distance for the sun to warm the water from morning to late afternoon. From this angle, the yard feels continuous, and movement reads in long, readable lines.
Stone Meets Water
Local stone from Pirenópolis runs through terraces and paths, its texture grounding the pool’s organic curves against the home’s straight, contemporary lines. Some interior walls carry the same stone, softening edges and keeping a single material language from threshold to living room (bare feet know the difference). As wind ruffles the pool, bright ripples climb the high ceiling and animate the rooms with a quiet, shifting pattern.
Open, Then Close
Daily life toggles from open to contained with simple moves. Morning throws light across the courtyard, afternoons stretch under shade, and evenings cool down with the facade sealed. The plan holds those rhythms without fuss, letting the garden lead the route and the rooms support it.
By dusk, the stone holds warmth and the yard dims to a steady glow. Water glints on the ceiling one last time, then settles into the night.
Photography by Edgard cesar
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