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Mariana Orsi

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Joinery integrats and brings more functionality to environments of apartment in São Paulo with interior design from Dirani e Marchió office

Designed for a couple of clients from Rio de Janeiro, the apartment was thought to be their new address in São Paulo, at Itaim Bibi. With 180 m², the interior design from DIRANI E MARCHIÓ office, by the architects Camila Dirani and Maira Marchió, had as a starting point to bring to the project the couple's land style, more tropical than São Paulo, with lighter and cleaner furniture and finishes, besides an atmosphere of total coziness.

photo_credit Mariana Orsi
Mariana Orsi

The main highlight of the apartment were the wooden panels and doors, specially designed to integrate and give privacy to social environments. Panel doors were designed to separate and integrate the office with the living room and guest bedroom / TV room, depending on the use and need at the time. Circulation doors were also camouflaged in the wood panels.

photo_credit Mariana Orsi
Mariana Orsi

The big challenge, according to the architects, was to make the environments brighter and lighter. This happened, in practice, with the adoption of light porcelain on the floor of the entire social and service area, and the walls were all painted white to enhance clarity and the feeling of spaciousness (since the building's ceiling height was lower). In the intimate area, the existing wooden floor was reused and restored, making the bedroom area cozier.

photo_credit Mariana Orsi
Mariana Orsi
photo_credit Mariana Orsi
Mariana Orsi

With poor natural lighting in the kitchen, the use of lighted crown moldings was prioritized to improve illumination and the feeling of amplitude in the spaces.

photo_credit Mariana Orsi
Mariana Orsi
photo_credit Mariana Orsi
Mariana Orsi
photo_credit Mariana Orsi
Mariana Orsi

Material Used :
1. Wooden flooring - Existing - ParquetSP
2. Kitchen and bedroom cabinets – Ornare
3. Benches – Pedras São Luiz - São Luiz Comércio de Pedras
4. Dekton – Cosentino 
5. Upholstery, dining table and lounge chairs – Muui (Rio de Janeiro)
6. Living room armchair, coffee table and bench – Fernando Jaeger
7. Dinner pendant/light fixtures – Loja Spot
8. Cushions – Macadamia Home
9. Production – Cubo Lab and LS Selection + client collection
10. Toilet blinds and wallpaper – Tecpaper 
11. Living room greenboard – Kiolo
12. Joinery - Baroque
13. Cup chairs - Oppa
14. Baby room furniture - Ameise
15. Couple's trousseau - Luri
16. Flooring and coverings – Portobello
17. Crockery and Metals – Obra Fácil
18. Carpets – ByKamy

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Living room armchair, coffee table and bench
Flooring and coverings
Baby room furniture
Carpets
Dinner pendant/light fixtures

Project data

Project Year
2020
Category
Apartments
Building Area
180 m2
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