Located in the Barra Funda neighborhood in São Paulo, the apartment RR was designedfor a couple without children. Our main goal was to attendthe needs of the program and the place, trying to find the best solutions, making the necessary adjustments.
There are some special elements in the project that came up during the development of the floor plan. Some of these elements are highlighted with curves, for example the barbecue balcony. This element internally is coated in wood and at the same time, painted in white in the living room, almost as if there is a core and a shell. This same concept appears in the cabinets close to the kitchen; a wooden corner pops up from the curve of a white plan. Another important element is the wooden shelf, over the kitchen; this plan was conceived as a support for objects but also projects indirect lights into the kitchen.
The client also requested us to bring some color to the project in an unusual and surprising way. With this in mind, we designed the ceiling of the couple’s bathroom, painted with pink ink, and with slightly rounded corners. And to give the idea that the pink ink flowed thru the wall between the tiles, we also choose pink tile grout.
There was some inconsistency between the initial information we received from the construction company and what was actually built there. So, when the construction started it was necessary to redesign some parts of the project according to reality. These changes had to be re-approved by the clients, which always ends up generating some frustration, as the first solution usually creates an initial passion.
The apartment was built in a very conventional way for us in São Paulo: brick walls, lining ofplaster, etc. The porcelain applied on the entire floor of the apartment wasn't a request from the client in the beginning, but was the best option we found to attend to what they were looking for: hard flooring, optimal cost/benefit, easy to clean and in the future won’t present any cracks. Also, all the painting was made with an white microtextured ink, and the carpentry used Freijó wood.
The structure existent from the building didn’t allow us to make big changes on the floor plan, so the position of the rooms was kept. We changed the circulation area and the access to the rooms and integrated the kitchen with the living room, which was a client’s request. Furthermore, the balcony is also integrated in the commune area, but at the same time, the curved format creates a visual distinction of this place.
Lead Architect: Lucas Florentino
