BOLO VISITA | CASA LEME - Paulo Mendes da Rocha
BOLO Arquitetos
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BOLO VISITA (CAKE VISITS) was born from the desire to move beyond images and into homes.
In this series, we visit important works of São Paulo architecture to understand how they function in real-world spaces: the design choices, the structure, the materials, the ways of living, and the context in which each one was built.
We don't want to just tour beautiful houses, nor do we want to turn each episode into a history of architecture lesson. The aim is to visit these works with our architects' perspective, discuss what we find, and ask what they can still teach us about architecture today.
In this first episode, we visit Casa Leme, also known as the Fernando and Matilde Millan Residence, designed by Paulo Mendes da Rocha in 1970 and built between 1970 and 1974 in Jardim Guedala, São Paulo.
With a reinforced concrete structure and structural design by engineer Siguer Mitsutani, the house organizes its spaces based on the structure itself, the voids, the light, and the relationships between interior and exterior. But understanding Casa Leme also involves understanding the Millan family.
Fernando Millan was the brother of architect Carlos Barjas Millan, one of the important names in modern São Paulo architecture and a contemporary of Paulo Mendes da Rocha. Carlos's premature death in 1964 preceded the commission that Fernando would make to Paulo Mendes a few years later, creating one of the most interesting layers for understanding the history of this house.
Throughout the visit, we discussed this relationship, the transformation of São Paulo architecture during that period, the use of exposed concrete, the way of living proposed by the house, its contradictions, and also what remains extremely relevant more than fifty years later.
Casa Leme / Fernando and Matilde Millan Residence
Architecture: Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Project: 1970
Construction: 1970–1974
Structural design: Siguer Mitsutani
Location: Jardim Guedala — São Paulo, SP
Land area: 600 m²
Registered built area: 582 m²
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BOLO VISITS is a series produced in partnership with Kiune, an architecture and construction community that joined us in this project to investigate, record, and expand the conversation about São Paulo architecture.
Thank you to Kiune for believing in the series and making this project possible.
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Special thanks to Parket Pisos for opening the doors of Casa Leme to BOLO and allowing us to spend a few hours exploring, filming, and discussing this important work up close.
We also thank everyone who contributed with information, research, archives, and records used in the making of this episode.
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MATERA, Sergio. Carlos Millan: a study on architectural production. FAU-USP, 2005.
WISNIK, Guilherme. Space in Construction, 2018.
MASCARÓ, Lúcia. Light, Climate and Architecture, 1991.
FERRO, Sérgio. The Construction Site and the Design, 1976.
ABNT NBR 15575 — Residential buildings — Performance.
Also consulted were collections, publications and historical materials from FAU-USP, Acrópole Magazine, Arquitectura Viva and Arquivo Arq.
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Carlos Barjas Millan — portrait
Original source: Acrópole Magazine, no. 317, May 1965.
Image consulted in: MATERA, Sergio. Carlos Millan: a study on architectural production. FAU-USP, 2005.
Oswaldo Mitsuo Fujiwara Residence — Carlos Millan
Historical photograph: Acrópole Magazine, no. 332, September 1966.
Perspective and drawings: FAU-USP Library Collection.
Images consulted in: MATERA, Sergio. Carlos Millan: a study on architectural production. FAU-USP, 2005.
Roberto Millan Residence — Carlos Millan
Photographs: Rafael D’Andrea, 2022.
Source: Rafa D’Andrea portfolio.
Fernando Millan Residence / Casa Leme — Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Photographs: Rafael D’Andrea, 2023.
Source: Rafa D’Andrea portfolio.
Fernando Millan Residence / Leme House — historical images
Source: Arch. Archive
Millan House — drawings and plans
Architecture: Paulo Mendes da Rocha.
Source: Arquitectura Viva / AV Monografías nº 161 — Paulo Mendes da Rocha.
Millan Gallery
Photographs: Pedro Kok, 2024.
Source: ArchDaily — Millan Gallery — Renovation of the Original Building / Undiú.
Architectural photograph used in the episode
Photograph: Leonardo Finotti.
Other photographs and archive materials are identified with their respective credits throughout the video.
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19 Comments
Conteudo de primeirissima! Isso vem fazendo falta no youtube hoje em dia
Continuem com o trabalho :)
muito interessante a casa, gostei muito de conhecer e ver as soluções que ele trouxe! mas me deu uma tristeza esse tanto de cinza e concreto ahahah acho que não é muito a minha vibe
Ah e o projeto não precisa nem falar. 50 anos depois e ainda segue disruptivo. PMR foi um dos gigantes!
BOLO VISITA | CASA LEME - Paulo Mendes da Rocha
BOLO Arquitetos
13,411 views
BOLO VISITA (CAKE VISITS) was born from the desire to move beyond images and into homes.
In this series, we visit important works of São Paulo architecture to understand how they function in real-world spaces: the design choices, the structure, the materials, the ways of living, and the context in which each one was built.
We don't want to just tour beautiful houses, nor do we want to turn each episode into a history of architecture lesson. The aim is to visit these works with our architects' perspective, discuss what we find, and ask what they can still teach us about architecture today.
In this first episode, we visit Casa Leme, also known as the Fernando and Matilde Millan Residence, designed by Paulo Mendes da Rocha in 1970 and built between 1970 and 1974 in Jardim Guedala, São Paulo.
With a reinforced concrete structure and structural design by engineer Siguer Mitsutani, the house organizes its spaces based on the structure itself, the voids, the light, and the relationships between interior and exterior. But understanding Casa Leme also involves understanding the Millan family.
Fernando Millan was the brother of architect Carlos Barjas Millan, one of the important names in modern São Paulo architecture and a contemporary of Paulo Mendes da Rocha. Carlos's premature death in 1964 preceded the commission that Fernando would make to Paulo Mendes a few years later, creating one of the most interesting layers for understanding the history of this house.
Throughout the visit, we discussed this relationship, the transformation of São Paulo architecture during that period, the use of exposed concrete, the way of living proposed by the house, its contradictions, and also what remains extremely relevant more than fifty years later.
Casa Leme / Fernando and Matilde Millan Residence
Architecture: Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Project: 1970
Construction: 1970–1974
Structural design: Siguer Mitsutani
Location: Jardim Guedala — São Paulo, SP
Land area: 600 m²
Registered built area: 582 m²
_
BOLO VISITS is a series produced in partnership with Kiune, an architecture and construction community that joined us in this project to investigate, record, and expand the conversation about São Paulo architecture.
Thank you to Kiune for believing in the series and making this project possible.
_
Special thanks to Parket Pisos for opening the doors of Casa Leme to BOLO and allowing us to spend a few hours exploring, filming, and discussing this important work up close.
We also thank everyone who contributed with information, research, archives, and records used in the making of this episode.
_
MATERA, Sergio. Carlos Millan: a study on architectural production. FAU-USP, 2005.
WISNIK, Guilherme. Space in Construction, 2018.
MASCARÓ, Lúcia. Light, Climate and Architecture, 1991.
FERRO, Sérgio. The Construction Site and the Design, 1976.
ABNT NBR 15575 — Residential buildings — Performance.
Also consulted were collections, publications and historical materials from FAU-USP, Acrópole Magazine, Arquitectura Viva and Arquivo Arq.
_
Carlos Barjas Millan — portrait
Original source: Acrópole Magazine, no. 317, May 1965.
Image consulted in: MATERA, Sergio. Carlos Millan: a study on architectural production. FAU-USP, 2005.
Oswaldo Mitsuo Fujiwara Residence — Carlos Millan
Historical photograph: Acrópole Magazine, no. 332, September 1966.
Perspective and drawings: FAU-USP Library Collection.
Images consulted in: MATERA, Sergio. Carlos Millan: a study on architectural production. FAU-USP, 2005.
Roberto Millan Residence — Carlos Millan
Photographs: Rafael D’Andrea, 2022.
Source: Rafa D’Andrea portfolio.
Fernando Millan Residence / Casa Leme — Paulo Mendes da Rocha
Photographs: Rafael D’Andrea, 2023.
Source: Rafa D’Andrea portfolio.
Fernando Millan Residence / Leme House — historical images
Source: Arch. Archive
Millan House — drawings and plans
Architecture: Paulo Mendes da Rocha.
Source: Arquitectura Viva / AV Monografías nº 161 — Paulo Mendes da Rocha.
Millan Gallery
Photographs: Pedro Kok, 2024.
Source: ArchDaily — Millan Gallery — Renovation of the Original Building / Undiú.
Architectural photograph used in the episode
Photograph: Leonardo Finotti.
Other photographs and archive materials are identified with their respective credits throughout the video.
_
@boloarquitetos
@kiuneideia
@parketpisos
If you like architecture and want to follow the next houses we will visit, subscribe to the channel and follow BOLO VISITA.
#BOLOVisit #CasaLeme #PauloMendesDaRocha #PaulistaArchitecture #BrazilianArchitecture #PaulistaBrutalism