The building, known as the former headquarters of Jornal Correio do Povo, was built in 1939 and had its original function as a single-family residence with a commercial ground floor in accordance with the standards of this context. This presents representative attributes of Art Deco, a visual arts and architectural movement in force in the period contemporary to the construction of the building. This language suggests the geometrization and simplification of decorative elements and can be better identified on the facade facing the historic Avenida Rio Branco.

In its original configuration, the facade suggests a division into Base, Body and Crown, following the compositional order very present in this language.
The Base fully comprises the tested terrain. Originally this floor organized a commercial space, a garage and access to the second. The following floors included the domestic space.

The location of the body of the building on the base presents a distance of approximately three meters from the South facade in relation to the neighboring land. It was through this side courtyard that services and social access to the residence took place.
The asymmetrical composition, so evident in the Avenue's elevation, divides the facade into two segments and in this, reflects the organization of the internal environments.

The segment that contains access to the residence is centered in relation to the land surface. The curved balconies project over the promenade and the crowning follows the same formal logic.
The subtle staggering of the platbands, the geometric elements, the vertical friezes and the zigzag reference relief applications confirm the intentions of following the language of the current Movement. The finishing of the platband presents one of the most significant decorative elements and identity of the building: the initials of the name of the first owner. This relief ornament coincides with the line of symmetry that orders the composition of this segment.

A significant intervention was carried out after the property was acquired by the company Jornalística Caldas Junior (Correio do Povo), in the late 1980s. In 2018, when the property was acquired by Journalist Marcelo Canellas, most of the elements mentioned remained intact. On the ground floor, a stone marks the limits of the building (and names the house).

The premise of the project for Coworking Casa Pedra was the feasibility of reconciling the new program without compromising the originality of the building. In this way, the interventions are limited to providing accessibility through a lifting platform to the second floor and compatibility with structural, electrical installations and lighting interventions. On the third floor, environments were integrated to better respond to the configuration of collaborative spaces.

The roof of the side patio protects access to Casa Pedra and its design was a rescue of the memories of the former resident. The motifs refer to the old ceiling that could not be preserved. The same are used for the design of the internal pergolas that configure the supports for lighting. During the work, mural paintings were revealed by removing layers of paint and preserved for this new use. Recently the building was listed by the municipality, which reiterates its importance as a cultural asset