Silver Architecture, Building and Structure Design · 2026
Residencial Monte Lussari Residential Complex
- A' Design Award 2026 Silver Winner in Architecture, Building and Structure Design
- Awarded April 15, 2026
- CLIENT: EXACTA engenharia e GEBAUT emprendimentos
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 17,018
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About Residencial Monte Lussari Residential Complex
The project is conceived as a contemporary residential complex set on a corner site within a wooded mountain landscape. Two elegant volumes with pitched roofs reinterpret alpine architecture through clean lines, refined proportions, and a restrained material palette. A central garden with curved paths connects the buildings and shared spaces, strengthening the relationship between architecture and nature. The facades combine mineral surfaces, large glazed openings, and wood accents, creating a balance of solidity, warmth, and sophistication while enhancing light, privacy, and views.
Residencial Monte Lussari Residential Complex by Torres Arquitetos exemplifies a thoughtful synthesis of contemporary architectural practice with regional building traditions, suggesting an approach that seeks harmony between constructed intervention and established natural context. The design appears to draw upon alpine lodge typologies while translating these references through a contemporary material palette that includes exposed concrete, timber screening, and extensive glazing, creating dwellings that seem to mediate between shelter and openness to their forested surroundings. The compositional arrangement of the building demonstrates sophisticated attention to volumetric rhythm, with white vertical pilasters establishing a measured cadence that organizes the facade while the pitched roof elements above create a dynamic silhouette responding to the distinctive forms of the surrounding Araucaria trees. The landscape design merits particular attention for its naturalistic approach, incorporating a water feature with organic shoreline treatment that transforms what might otherwise be merely decorative into an ecological amenity suggesting habitat creation alongside aesthetic purpose. One observes the careful calibration of material warmth through the terracotta-toned timber elements that appear at balcony rails and window surrounds, introducing human-scaled detail and chromatic warmth that tempers the cooler tones of concrete and stone. The work invites consideration of how residential architecture might achieve density while maintaining connection to landscape, how regional materials and forms might be reinterpreted rather than merely replicated, and how the threshold between dwelling and nature might be celebrated as a zone of transition rather than division. What stories of daily life might unfold across these balconies overlooking pond and pines?
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The Monte Lussari Residential project arose from the desire to establish a harmonious dialogue between contemporary architecture and the vernacular architecture of Gramado. The layout of the two buildings was carefully thought out to enhance both the existing vegetation and the topography of the hill where they are located.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Residencial Monte Lussari covers a total area of 5,000 m² and houses 38 apartments with two and three suites. From the outset, the project was conceived with the goal of introducing a contemporary style in a respectful and harmonious way within the context of the tourist city of Gramado, whose architectural identity is strongly influenced by the German colonial style. This approach is realized through the use of universal materials and a refined aesthetic, which lend the building a contemporary feel without disrupting its local character.
- Tags
- gramado, arquitetura, design
- Production Technology
- The building expresses a contemporary interpretation of vernacular German architecture, reimagining its most characteristic elements through a current design language and high-performance construction solutions. The composition emphasizes solidity and materiality through the use of exposed concrete, stone, and wood, creating an architecture that is warm, durable, and strongly connected to traditional building culture. Shingle tiles, applied both on the roof and on vertical wall surfaces, reinforce this historical reference while also giving the project formal unity, sophistication, and a distinct identity. The result is a building that balances memory and innovation, tradition and contemporaneity, with a precise and timeless architectural expression.
- Design Challenge
- The main challenge was reconciling the client's needs with the requirements of municipal legislation. To achieve this, we fully explored the site's potential, enhancing its natural elements and seeking architectural solutions that respected the urban and environmental context.
- Project Duration
- The project is located on a hill in the Bavária neighborhood of the tourist city of Gramado, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Construction is currently scheduled for completion in 2025.
- Operation Flow
- The development consists of three distinct blocks. The largest, a strip building, houses 24 units; the smallest has 14 units. Both buildings offer a variety of typologies, including 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments, as well as duplex units. The development's leisure area was located between the two residential blocks a low-rise building, carefully adapted to the topography of the land.
- Research
- The project's starting point was a careful analysis of the site's constraints, considering aspects such as solar orientation, existing planning, privileged views, and the unique character of the Gramado region. Based on this assessment, we sought architectural references that reflected the desired atmosphere: a sober and contemporary building that simultaneously provided comfort and well-being to its users.
- Inspiration
- The Monte Lussari Residential was designed to interact respectfully and harmoniously with the city of Gramado. Inspired by the region's predominant German vernacular architecture, the project seeks to integrate with the local urban and cultural context. The proposal combines contemporary and traditional elements, highlighting this fusion in the choice of materials and the attention paid to the city's architectural and landscape characteristics.
- Image Credits
- Fhotographer Efreu Quintana