Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos가 2015년 7월에 완성한 Toy House MM01는 한마디로 디자이너의 판타지를 표현한 것이다. 실제로 사람이 사는 거주지는 아니지만 빠르게 성장하는 가족을 위한 거대한 놀이터와 같은 곳이다. 이 집은 아이들과 아이들의 장난감을 위한 은신처이며, 집에 오는 손님들을 위한 장소이기도 하다.
메인에 있는 계단은 집의 3층 구조를 연결하고 있는데, 거대한 TV가 있는 곳에는 토이 블럭으로 만들어진 다채로운 의자들이 갖춰져 있고 부엌에는 파티를 위한 식사들이 있다. 단순한 공간의 디자인은 Anish Kapoor, Keith Haring와 Mauro Perucchetti이 만든 예술 작품으로 생명을 불어넣었는데, 재미를 사랑하는 공간으로 이 곳을 변모시켰다. Completed in July 2015 by Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos, Toy House MM01 is a designer’s fantasy. The 247-square-meter project is not an actual residence, but a huge playground for a fast-growing family: situated only a few meters away from their main residence in the Jardim Paulista district of São Paulo, the house is a shelter for the children and their toys, and a venue for entertaining guests. “Since we have some security issues in Brazil, we designed the most discreet entrance possible” say the architects. “If you drive in front of it, you will never imagine what hides behind this grey wall. But it is this lack of elements that also creates a climax when you come in.” In fact, playfulness starts as soon as you step inside, where a piece by twin artists OSGEMEOS greets you with the quote “the world outside is too boring”. A main staircase connects the three levels of the house beginning with the lower level, where a large TV room with brightly-coloured seats resembling toy blocks and an integrated kitchen for prepping party meals are. The simple design of the space is livened up by artwoks by Anish Kapoor, Keith Haring and Mauro Perucchetti that enhance the fun-loving atmosphere of the area. Meanwhile, sliding doors open up to connect the space to the back end of the house, where a yellow slide is tucked under a subtly-coloured stainless steel staircase leading up to the next level. Imitating a children’s construction toy and its limitless combinations, the upper floor is a capsule metal-structure that can be assembled in different configurations allowing it to be made bigger or smaller, isolated or opened, as well as easily dismantled if the owners decide to move or rebuild the house. “We created a ‘transformer’-like system that lets the family reshape the space according to their needs”, says the designing team. The minimal architecture on this floor playfully clashes with the big “crooked” bookcases that look like magnified puzzle pieces and Tetris blocks, while sun-blinds and shutters built into the metal frame of the structure can be lowered and raised using a remote control allowing users to take part in the space’s reshaping game. Topping off this fun construction is the third floor which has been turned into an Indian fort’s observation tower. This area —which is the designer’s favourite part of the project— is connected to the main house through a bright red rope bridge that passes over a wild, jungle-like garden, thus adding a sense of adventure. Further use of vegetation is seen through a sneaky ivy plant climbing up the wall that covers parts of a graffiti featuring bizarre knights and even some flying fish by Brazilian artists Cranio and Presto. Once outside, looking at the reflective outer walls, one realises that the bright sunlight has been cleverly employed to portray the house as a big and shiny plastic brick. from yatzer
브라질은 실제로 보안에 있어 문제가 있기 때문에, 최대한 신중하게 정문을 디자인하였다. 그래서 만약 정문 앞으로 차를 운전해 간다고 해도, 그 회색 벽 뒤에 숨어있는 것이 무엇인지 상상할 수도 없을 것이다.
외부에서 보면 반사 외벽으로 되어 있는데, 밝은 태양이 이 집을 거대하면서도 반짝거리는 플라스틱 벽돌로 보이게 만든다.
