1962 São Paulo Apartment Transformed Into Flexible, Plant-Wrapped Home.Guto Requena's approach to this São Paulo apartment prioritises flexibility over perfection. The 150-square-metre space, originally designed by Botti and Rubin in 1962, now features reconfigurable timber panels and smart home integration....
Casa Coral Celebrates Brazilian Identity Through Plant-Derived Pigments.Todos Arquitetura's Casa Coral transforms São Paulo's Parque da Água Branca into a living colour palette. Mauricio Arruda collaborated with natural pigment specialist to map 20 dye-bearing plant species, developing 60 colours that...
Architect Bárbara Fischer of Bravio Studios Transforms Handmade Rug Remnants into Wearable Art.Innovation in design isn't just about new technologies; it's about reimagining the familiar. Bravio Studios, led by architect Bárbara Fischer, exemplifies this philosophy by transforming rug remnants into luxury handbags. This approach...
Cocooned in Calm: An Apartment in São Paulo by André Braz.Bringing an old home into the present, for better or worse, means undoing a bit of the past. Or, if you’re architect André Braz, a lot of it. As he tells it, his latest project, a soup-to-nuts remodel of a 1970s, 134-square-metre...
Gallery-like Ambience: São Paulo Apartment by Gurgel D’Alfonso.This São Paulo apartment by Gurgel D`Alfonso exudes a gallery-like ambience, offering an elevated backdrop for a meticulously curated selection of Brazilian furniture. Located in a small-scale modernist building dating back to the 1950s,...
Casa Liquida: Annex for a Sao Paulo Artistic Residency by Luiz Pataro.Casa Liquida (Liquid House) is an artistic residency in São Paulo conceived by Julia Feldens. Since 2015, Julia and her two children have shared their home with artists who use the space for experimentation and communal living. The...
Warm, Organic & Raw: Mother Earth HQ by Memola Estudio and Vitor Penha.There’s something quite domestic about the way this building presents itself. Perhaps it’s the proportions of the facade windows. Maybe it’s the expansive first floor balconies lined with greenery. It’s presence to the street even...
Material Research: Rícino Lamps by Estúdio RAIN.Brazilian design studio Estúdio Rain has developed Rícino, a series of lamps that filter light with plant-based polyurethane made from castor oil. With an almost incorporeal appearance, the collection elevates the natural aesthetic...
Suspended Space: Pelusi Residence in Saõ Paulo by Carolina Maluhy.Offering views of both the urban skyline and tropical vegetation, this Sao Paulo penthouse has almost no division between the different spaces, all of them connected through one flooring material — travertine marble — to achieve visual...
