Casa Realex

The challenge

To create a home in Bairro Industrial, Contagem, where the family can live together: open spaces for entertaining, quiet bedrooms for rest and an outdoor area that works by day and by night.

The concept

Sage green is the common thread of the house: it appears in the joinery, on the walls and in the leaf-patterned perforated panels. Wood, natural fibres and touches of terracotta warm the palette, and layered lighting creates different moods through the day.

Kitchen and gathering

The sage-green kitchen has a white quartz island with a cooktop and island hood, suspended metal shelving and track lighting. It opens to the dining area, with a wooden table and cane chairs, and to the living room, where backlit leaf panels and fibre pendants make the heart of the house.

Bedrooms and rest

In the bedrooms, green appears on walls and slatted panels, paired with upholstered headboards, sand and terracotta bedding and indirect lighting. Open closets, wooden niches and a sliding barn door organise the space, and the powder room repeats the palette with a green basin and a backlit mirror.

Outdoor area

The pool, with a waterfall, timber deck and underwater lighting, connects to the living room through large glass doors. A timber pergola with LED strips and an outdoor fire pit shelters the lounge, and the barbecue area looks out over the city. Planting and warm light complete the evenings outdoors.