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About Vila Marebo

A small village on a single lot: two blocks, a pergola and a footbridge.

The design

Two independent blocks

The design of Vila Marebo, in southern Bahia, was born from the invitation of a long-time partner. The premise was clear: to create two independent blocks connected by a footbridge and a generous pergola. More than a residence, the proposal was to conceive a true village that embraces the lot. This fluid zoning encourages encounters, conversations, and leisure, transforming the pathways and surrounding spaces into environments of pure warmth and sensory experience.

— Frederico Zanelato | Arquitetos

Diagram of the two blocksA simplified ground plan: two blocks, the pergola between them, and the footbridge that crosses between them on the upper floor.PiscinaRua
  • Two blocks
  • Pergola, ground floor
  • Footbridge, upper floor

Layout

What is in each part

Two blocks, divided by a tall living room and the pergola.

  • Top block

    • Ground-floor bedroom with its own bathroom
    • Covered veranda on the deck
    • Upper suite with a balcony

  • Between the blocks

    • Double-height living room behind the pivot door
    • Dining under the pergola
    • The footbridge across the void, upstairs

  • Bottom block

    • Stair, guest washroom, WC and laundry
    • Kitchen and outdoor kitchen
    • Office landing and a suite, with a large terrace above the outdoor kitchen

The veil

A curtain of sticks

It veils the house and filters the light into stripes.

  • Close-up where a louvred hardwood panel meets the stick screen, both hung from a round timber beam.

    Louvred hardwood meets the stick screen.

  • A figure climbing the stair, seen faintly through the vertical timber sticks of the front screen.

    The stair, half-seen behind the sticks.

  • Round dining table with white director’s chairs under the stick-covered pergola; a large raffia pendant hangs above and the pivot door is visible beyond.

    The same sticks overhead, as the pergola ceiling.

Materials

Sticks, logs, clay and rope

  • Irregular timber sticks hung side by side.

    Varas

    Timber sticks

    Thin, irregular sticks hung vertically as a screen on the front and set into the upper windows.

  • A round log beam under a ceiling of loose sticks.

    Tora

    Round logs

    Beams, posts and rails left round, projecting through the white walls.

  • Horizontal louvres in orange-brown hardwood.

    Veneziana

    Hardwood louvres

    Orange-brown hardwood for the pivot door, the louvred side panels and the frames.

  • Looped sisal rope forming a balustrade.

    Corda

    Sisal rope

    Looped rope forms the balustrades of the footbridge and the upper landing.

  • A large raffia pendant lamp with a fringed edge.

    Palha

    Raffia

    A large fringed raffia pendant hangs above the dining table.

  • A terracotta pendant lamp hanging on a rope.

    Barro

    Clay

    Clay roof tiles, pots and the kitchen pendants.

  • A smooth cream surface where the kitchen island meets the floor.

    Superfícies

    Cream surfaces

    Walls, floors and counters share one smooth, pale finish.

  • Green-grey tiles under the pool water.

    Piscina

    Pool tile

    Green-grey tile lines the L-shaped pool.

Plans

Floor plans

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Not to scale

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Select a camera mark to open the photograph taken from that spot.

Rooms · Ground floor

The drawings carry no labels, so room names are read from the walls, fixtures and furniture. Camera positions are approximate.

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