Single Wall Indawo Yokuhlala by Suna Arquitetura - Pedro Sunye

Single Wall Indawo Yokuhlala by Suna Arquitetura - Pedro Sunye is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ezokwakha, Izakhiwo Nezinhlaka Competition Category.

IsilivaEzokwakha· 2025

Single Wall Indawo Yokuhlala

by Suna Arquitetura - Pedro Sunye

Client: Suna Arquitetura

Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Ezokwakha Category

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The Design

About Single Wall Indawo Yokuhlala

I-Single Wall yindawo yokuhlala etholakala e-Angra dos Reis, eBrazil. Le ndlu ihlelwe ngodonga olulodwa oluqhubekayo lweqhugwane elicindezelwe, olunobude obungamamitha angama-80. Lolu donga luhlukanisa izindawo zokungcebeleka nezindawo zokusebenzela, lufihla izikhala zobuchwepheshe, futhi lusekela isakhiwo segumbi lokulala eliphakanyisiwe. Ukhonkolo ovezwe obala, uqalo olucindezelwe, kanye ne-marble yaseBrazil yizinto ezisemqoka ezisetshenzisiwe. Ukhonkolo o-post tensioned uvumela ibanga elikhululekile lamamitha angu-12.5 kanye ne-cantilever yamamitha angu-6.5. Amaphaneli engilazi ayahoxa ngokuphelele, ahlanganise ingaphakathi nangaphandle. Ukungena komoya nhlangothi zombili, ukukhanya kwemvelo, kanye nomthunzi kunikeza ukunethezeka ngaphandle kwezinhlelo zokwenziwa.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

Single Wall Indawo Yokuhlala iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Single Wall Indawo Yokuhlala ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Single Wall Indawo Yokuhlala iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The project is structured by a single architectural gesture: an 80 meter long bamboo wall that organizes the program, separates leisure and service areas, supports the suspended bedroom volume, and conceals technical spaces. The architecture celebrates raw materiality, making exposed concrete, pressed bamboo, and Brazilian marble the protagonists of the space.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total area: 960 square meters
Free span: 12.5 meters
Cantilever: 6.5 meters
Continuous bamboo wall: 80 meters
Structural system: Post tensioned concrete
Material composition: Exposed concrete, pressed bamboo, Brazilian marble.
Tags: minimalist architecture, contemporary house, exposed concrete, bamboo wall, material honesty, seamless integration, landscape driven design, structural innovation, sustainability
Production Technology: The project combines advanced structural techniques with vernacular construction methods. The twelve point five meter span and six point five meter cantilever are achieved through post tensioning. Concrete is shaped using ribbed formwork and raw wood props. The bamboo wall, produced in China, serves both structural and aesthetic functions. High performance glazing systems allow full retraction of the glass panels.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was to preserve the conceptual essence throughout the construction process. Formal purity demanded extreme precision in every detail, from carpentry to material junctions. Visual continuity and conceptual integrity were only possible through rigorous control and conscious decisions. The result invites reflection: why do we still overcomplicate architecture?
Research: This research explores the relationship between linearity, functional concealment, and spatial fluidity. The eighty meter wall organizes the program and expands the perception of space. Structural solutions such as post tensioning were combined with vernacular techniques like ribbed concrete and pressed bamboo. Material continuity and constructive efficiency reinforce interior and exterior integration.
Inspiration: Situated between the mountains and the sea, the architecture emerges as a harmonious response to the landscape. Nature invites full openness, while dense vegetation protects privacy. The program follows a hospitality-inspired logic, where the spatial experience is continuous and service areas remain hidden. The house was designed to offer a contemplative and sensory immersion, without visual or functional barriers.
Project Duration: The project was conceived between 2021 and 2022 in Curitiba, and built between 2022 and 2024. Located in Angra dos Reis, the residence integrates with the tropical landscape, using its natural conditions to define the architectural approach from the beginning of the design process.
Operation Flow: Circulation is defined by a single continuous wall that separates social access from service areas. The path naturally leads to the suspended bedrooms, with no visual barriers. Glass panels fully retract, blending interior and exterior. Cross ventilation, natural light, and strategic shading ensure environmental comfort without the need for artificial systems.
Team Members: Architect: Pedro Sunyé
Interior Designer: Gabriela Casagrande
Project Coordinator: Thallita Souza
Structural Engineer: Mauer Egas
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Fabio Severo, Single Wall, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer Fabio Severo, Single Wall, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer Fabio Severo, Single Wall, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer Fabio Severo, Single Wall, 2024.
Image #5: Photographer Fabio Severo, Single Wall, 2024.