With a roof in the form of a butterfly with inclined planes,[2] the Kubitschek Residence, which occupies 680 m2 of a plot measuring 2,800 m2, is a characteristic example of Brazilian modernist architecture.

[3] In the interior of the house, the organization of the space and the decorative details, accentuated by paintings by Alfredo Volpi and murals by Paulo Werneck, reveal the features of the modernist architecture of Oscar Niemeyer and his contemporaries.

A bathroom connected the master bedroom with to the pool area--sometimes pointed to by Kubitschek's enemies as an "emergency exit" for his alleged affairs.

Among the furniture and appliances that were still in good condition were a refrigerator and a master bed purchased by Kubitschek, not to mention a French billiard table and 90 other items.

In 2005, the heirs of the Guerra family signed an expropriation agreement ceding the property to the prefecture, which only in 2008 started reconstruction and renovation work for the establishment of the Kubitschek Residence Museum, based on the development plans of the Directory of Patrimony of the Municipal Culture Foundation of Belo Horizonte.