Courtyard patio doubles as "a small beach" at Brazil's Casa João de Barro

Brazilian firm Terra e Tuma Arquitetos has designed a U-shaped residence with an outdoor swimming pool in the middle, while also integrating the home into a hillside.
Casa João de Barro is situated in the Brazilian town of Itatiba, about an hour-and-a-half drive north of São Paulo, and measures 2,153 square feet (200 square metres) across a single storey.Topped with a flat roof that is covered in greenery, the house features a rigid U-shape construction that has sharp 90-degree ext