At Praia Brava, in Itajaí, Santa Catarina, between the humid density of the Atlantic Forest and the infinity of the ocean, Studio Arthur Casas has designed a residence that seems to glide down the tropical hillside with the natural ease of something that has always been part of that landscape.

There are houses designed to be seen. And others to be lived in. And then there are rare projects like Casa Bravíssima, where living and looking become one and the same experience.

Set on a steeply sloping plot within the Bravíssima Private Residence development, the residence hugs the natural contours of the hillside until it meets the maritime horizon.