Selected Projects by Sao Paulo Based MNMA Studio.Based in Sao Paulo, the interdisciplinary architecture studio MNMA "believe in processes that do not speak of form but rather of sensations". This approach ensures their architecture surpasses the simple answer in terms of material...
Apartment 61 Home-Gallery in Sao Paulo, Brazil by MNMA Studio.Apartment 61 is an experimental gallery apartment designed by MNMA Studio. Curated by the couple André Visockis and Vivian Lobato, the exhibition displays a refined collection of mid-century furniture catering to avid collectors from all...
Swimming Pool Acts as an Art Installation in São Paulo Home by Fernanda Marques Architects.Brazilian architect Fernanda Marques has taken voyeurism to the next level with her internal fish bowl swimming pool. Swimmers in the pool at this renovated residence in São Paulo can be watched from the living room through the 8cm-thick...
Bricks Decoded: The Return of Glass Blocks.Go on. Admit it. The thought of glass blocks probably makes you shudder. Unless you fall into the 5%* category of new generation designers who have already embraced the potential of this highly misunderstood and marginalised building...
Bricks Decoded: Easy, Breezy, Beautiful Breeze Block.In Brazil, it’s known as Cobogó. In India, they call it Jaalis. The French term is Brise-soleil. Here we know it as Breeze Block. Call them what you will, these little units of awesome are making a massive comeback. Back in the 50s...
Ownerless House nº 01 in Avaré, Brazil by Vão Arquitetura.Single-family housing projects usually respond to desires and objectives of specific clients but in this case, the client was only a middle-man for the unknown future residents. Vão’s approach was to deliver a series of spaces flexible...
Stories On Design // Sliced Architecture.Sliced Architecture is an ode to skylights, primarily, but not just your regular, run-of-the-mill skylights. Puh-lease. When has regular anything been the topic of discussion around here? Exactly! Sliced Architecture takes into account...
239 House in São Paulo, Brazil by UNA Arquitetos.Designed by UNA Arquitetos, this essentially Brutalist concrete building, built in São Paulo, Brazil, is not the heavy and dense structure you might otherwise expect it to be. Comprised of what is two separate buildings wrapped around...
Common Sense Exhibition at Lina Bo Bardi’s Glass House in São Paulo.Common Sense brought together 7 renowned designers who produced original pieces from Portuguese stone, presented inside Lina Bo Bardi's iconic Glass...