Street art, exposed concrete, and classic design share the same space in this 123 m² apartment designed by Studio Elã, reflecting the identity of a stylish, sociable couple with a strong connection to urban culture and a love of entertaining.

To accommodate this lifestyle, the floor plan was completely reconfigured: the living room, balcony, kitchen, laundry area, bar, and home office are integrated into a single expansive social space, while the three original bedrooms were unified into a master suite with walk-in closet. Stripped beams and columns reveal the exposed concrete structure, reinforcing the industrial and vintage aesthetic that runs through the apartment, in counterpoint with the graffiti, artistic interventions, and classic design pieces found throughout.

Although they preferred dark tones, the residents were concerned the apartment might feel oppressive. The solution was to extend the balcony across the full length of the living room, ensuring abundant natural light and making the dark palette viable without compromising comfort. This balcony expansion required a solution for the laundry area: a large joinery unit with folding doors in dark wood that, when closed, form a single panel and keep the space organized for hosting. Following the same logic, the home office countertop in glass brick with a metalwork frame features internal lighting that transforms it into a luminaire at night, when the space doubles as a bar.

The building's existing infrastructure was also incorporated into the design. An immovable sewage duct on the ceiling became the canvas for a street art intervention by artist Antonio Mosko, rather than being concealed behind a plaster ceiling. The powder room follows the same spirit: black light activates neon graffiti by Zoman and Mosko, and aged mirrors enlarge the space while creating a vintage atmosphere.

Among the signature pieces are a Chesterfield Sofa and an Eames Soft Pad Chair, alongside the Cadeira Esqueleto (A Lot of Brazil) and the Poltrona Mohican (Prototype), mixing classic design with more authorial choices. The custom metalwork by BrownSteel produced pieces such as a coffee table made from industrial cart wheels and rivets. On the balcony, a bench cast in situ in concrete — with exposed rebar and an excavated niche housing a tree — closes the composition with the same logic that runs through the project: transforming the raw into a design element.