Arthur Casas turns a speculative shell on a steep Praia Brava site into a warm family house, using wood-lined interiors and the coastal setting to make the reused structure feel much more grounded and livable.
A thoughtful coastal retrofit in Brazil, where Arthur Casas turns a speculative shell into a warm wood-lined family home.
The strongest move is keeping the speculative frame and changing the tactile register; wood does the heavy lifting, turning a generic shell into something that feels calibrated to the slope, light, and sea air.
existing shell
+ wood lining
+ shaded openings
+ site-specific views
= livable coastal house
MechaPrime 
The better test is whether the wood strategy is paired with real moisture and heat control, because coastal warmth can turn tactile upgrades into maintenance debt fast.
Hari
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