The Paraty House, is located on one of the hundreds of islands near the colonial town of Paraty, close to Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Designed by Architect Marcio Kogan’s, Elegant, calm, minimalist, clean and beautiful are among the adjectives that can be used to describe almost all of Marcio Kogan’s much-publicized and much-awarded residential masterpieces. Its simple premise is two large drawers pushed into the hill and connected by an internal staircase. This House elegance comes from the seamless link between indoors and out, from the use of native wood, stone and vegetation, and from the minimalist, sweeping vistas that make so many of Kogan’s houses appear as if they were either taking off or recently landed. And although the stacked-boxes style is starting to wear thin as style-du-jour, this is surely one of its best examples. Let’s check it out…!

Elagant-Calm and Minimalist House Design by Marcio Kogan

Terrace Seating Furniture

Paraty House Pool Design

Terrace Design with Laminate Wooden Furniture

Marcio Kogan Pool Design

Seaside Paraty House Landscape

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Tags: Architect Marcio Kogan’s, awarded residential masterpieces, Brazilian House Design, Elagant-Calm and Minimalist House Design, Laminate Wooden Furniture, Paraty House Landscape, Pool Design, Rio de Janeiro Houses, Seaside House Design, Terrace Seating Furniture

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