该项目的目的是用很低的预算来设计一对年轻夫妇的第一栋自有房屋，以适应新的家庭单位结构：他们的第一个孩子出生。劳拉住宅 “是以他们女儿的名字命名的，它在各方面都很诚实和直接。它与街道和城市的关系是通过一个非常开放的前立面。
The aim of the project was to design a young couple´s first owned house with a very low budget to accommodate the new family´s unit structure: the birth their first child. Residencia Laura, named after their daughter, it’s honest and direct in every way. Its relationship with the street and city is through a very open front façade.
除了遵守有限的预算外，该项目不应放弃通过使用金属结构来完成单跨房间的空间整合的主要概念。
As well as obeying a restrictive budget, the project should not give up on the major concept of integration of spaces through the use of metallic structure in order to accomplish a single-span room.
在原始状态下使用的材料为家具揭示了一个类似工业化的室内设计茧。水泥块、预制混凝土板、烧焦的水泥地板和外部电力设施，被选择为低成本的解决方案，除了普遍的舒适和健康外，还加快了施工的进程。由于其中性美学，它也放宽了家具和装饰风格的选择。
The materials used in their raw condition reveal an industrial like interior design cocoon for the furniture. Cement blocks, precast concrete slabs, burnt cement floor and external electricity facilities, were chosen for being low cost solutions and speed up the construction´s processes, besides prevailing comfort and wellbeing. For its neutral aesthetic it also loosens the choices of furniture and decoration styles.
宽大的玻璃前墙和后墙增强了自然采光，为所有房间提供了直接的阳光入射，然而，在需要时可以通过使用轻薄的纺织窗帘来遮挡，并有助于保持室内的隐私。
The wide glass front and back façades enhance the natural lighting providing direct sunrays incidence in all rooms, yet, them can be blocked through the use of light textile curtains when desired, and helps maintain the privacy indoors.
底层的客厅和上层的夫妻卧室面向后院，以享受安静和家庭活动的氛围。
The living room on the ground floor and the couple´s bedroom on the upper level face the backyard in order to enjoy the quietness and familiy activities that would take place there.
Architects: ARKITITO Arquitetura
Area: 250 m²
Year: 2014
Photographs: Vivi Spaco
Manufacturers: Aço Guilherme, Lajes Itaim, Metalcema Serralheria, VanMar Serralheria
Authors:Chantal Ficarelli, Tito Ficarelli
Team:Mariana Olha, Ricardo Damas Medeiros,
Architect In Charge:Tito Ficarelli
City:Vila Madalena
Country:Brazil