Residência CV by Luiz Volpato Arquitetura
Residência CV sits in Curitiba, Brazil, where Luiz Volpato Arquitetura renovates and expands a deteriorated house instead of razing it. The project keeps the structure, recalibrates the layout, and responds to a prominent position at the entrance of a consolidated condominium. It’s a house rethought for contemporary use, with new rooms, durable materials, and stronger ties to the garden and street.
Low afternoon light runs across English brick and exposed concrete, pulling texture into sharp relief along the entry. The reworked façade steps forward in a measured gesture, a new volume that marks the threshold and signals a life extended within.
This is a house in Curitiba, renewed by Luiz Volpato Arquitetura through preservation and expansion. The brief was clear: keep the bones, requalify the rooms, and align daily use with contemporary comfort.
Preserve and Extend
The original building was in advanced deterioration, yet its structural quality warranted another chapter. With authorization from the author of the initial scheme, the team retained the robust frame and reworked circulation, proving that reuse can outlast the urge to demolish.
A careful assessment drove each move. Instead of superficial updates, the renovation calibrates relationships between interior and exterior, adding what was missing and tightening what remained strong.
Cantilevered Front Room
A cantilevered volume projects at the front, housing a home office, a reading room, and a TV area. That single addition resets the plan, pulling the house into dialogue with the street and giving the entrance a clear voice.
Inside, rooms reorganize around more fluid routines. Private and social zones separate cleanly, yet sightlines stay open to daylight and the landscape beyond.
Bricks, Wood, Concrete
Materials skew natural and durable: English bricks, warm wood, and exposed concrete hold their character and carry light. Their tones balance texture and shadow, keeping surfaces honest and resilient to wear.
Upstairs, bedrooms gain generous balconies that extend daily life outdoors. These new edges improve cross-ventilation and stitch interior rooms to the garden and broader context (a small change with lasting comfort).
Garden-Level Gathering
Program grows at the basement level, where a social core gathers barbecue, pub, wine cellar, and dining around a direct link to the rear garden. A straight stair ties interior activity to open air, turning weekends into a sequence from grill to table to lawn.
The connection is simple and robust — nothing fussy, just a clear path that keeps the house breathing during larger gatherings. It reads as an everyday convenience rather than a special-occasion annex.
Circulation and Context
New connections ease movement across levels and set up cross-breezes. Balconies, stairs, and openings reframe views while letting light travel deeper during long southern afternoons.
Positioned at the entrance to a consolidated condominium, the house now holds the corner with purpose. Volumetry engages the urban edge, and the façade’s extension clarifies presence without excess.
Evening falls and brick tones deepen, wood warms, and concrete keeps its cool. What began as a salvage decision finishes as a confident reinvention, carrying the original structure into a contemporary rhythm.
Photography courtesy of Luiz Volpato Arquitetura
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