Casa Azul - Beachside Concrete House Design That Living in Harmony with Nature

Designed aiming to qualify for the highest building credential certification from Brazil’s Green Building Council (GBC Brasil), Casa Azul by Brazilian architecture firm Studio MK27 is a beachside home design in harmony with nature, with the stunning Iporanga Beach and the Atlantic Ocean a mere 500m away, in Guarujá, state of São Paulo, Brazil. Located in the Serra do Guararu environmental preservation area in the Atlantic Forest (or also known as the Atlantic forest, it is a neotropical plant formation), understandably, the local municipality was strict with the construction license. Nearly two years were necessary to secure the required environmental agency approvals, which mandated a 2m-wide protective area around the footprint of the home to shield the forest from building activity. Officials paid special attention to the construction process and frequently visited on-site to inspect the impact of the project on the surrounding flora. Studio MK27 designed the 400-square-metre