Jabuticaba is a Brazilian black and very sweet fruit from a marvellous tree called Jabuticabeira; that’s why this condominium is called Jabuticabeiras.

This work was a very successful proposal set in Taubaté city (a pleasant place, one and half hours from São Paulo). We gave the developers the idea of saving all the big Jabuticabeiras trees (as well as many other fruit trees) on the former small farm where the city is today; and instead of building a group of regular buildings, think bigger, build two huge towers of duplex apartments. The goal was avoid an invasive occupation of land and leave free a huge green area.

All flats face the sunset, they are not big, just enough for an average family or for couples, even singles because of the flexibility of their interior plans. Every one who lives there enjoys the same astonishing mountain view. The generous free space between the two buildings was organically designed, enabling many possibilities of practicing sports and relaxation and we improved the original garden, designing the landscape and enforcing the idea of enjoying the scenery in a park of trees.

To be able to preserve the trees, we excavated carefully around the roots. The basement is an immense car park as well as holding many other services.

The inside areas of the ground floor have social and fitness facilities, as well as a pedestrian entrance and a comfortable housekeeper’s flat. We chose to paint each tower in dark gold and white, examining a graphic solution to integrate shadow, walls, terraces, and windows, basically attempting a sculpture effect. It’s possible to see the pair of towers from all over the city, but it’s hard to believe that both are at the same address, with a marvellous park in-between them.