Casa Tau

ResidentialIn development

Year2025

TypeSingle-family House

Area400 m²

Co-authorFelipe Sousa

Developed atEscritório Marcos Lula

Casa Tau, dark brise-soleil volume floating over a tropical garden with palm trees

Tau is the German word for dew — the droplets of water that form when the vapor in the air condenses on cooler surfaces.

The reference to German nightlife comes from a festive, welcoming and creative couple who want the house as a meeting point for friends and a shelter for their cats, artworks and experiments — arranged in a house of straight lines, yet threaded with nature.

The house is at once voyeur and exhibitionist. Inhabitants with few inhibitions, a few fetishes and a striking personality that reflects in the way they live.

In every blade of grass, a mirror of the sky.

Casa Tau seen from the street, brise-soleil volume over a light base among palm trees

Casa Tau, water mirror with a waterfall at the lot edge

Timber deck with a stone spa by the garden of Casa Tau

Aerial view of the Casa Tau courtyard, with organic paving and an outdoor fireplace

Process

Watercolor sketches and plans.

Watercolor sketch of Casa Tau — inner courtyard with pool and brise-soleil

Watercolor sketch of Casa Tau — pool and timber deck

Watercolor sketch of the Casa Tau façade, brise-soleil threaded with vegetation

Ground-floor plan of Casa Tau — living, gourmet, office, garage and pool

Upper-floor plan of Casa Tau — suites, closet and master bath