The project lays on the last plot available directly by the seashore of the Leblon neighborhood. Enclosed on three sides by other buildings, and with strict height limitations to prevent shadows on the beach, it had a spectacular view to be explored.

The building connects with the neighbors, from previous decades and from different styles, neither imitating them nor competing with them. Tom’s light and sinuous façade relates to the surroundings at the same time as it presents itself as something new.

For a smooth transition from the street to the lobby, Burle Marx’s sidewalk design is extended into the building, honoring the iconic geometric patterns and creating a continuity between the sidewalk and the sinuous façade.

Flexible floor plans, with structures and installations adaptable to different users allow each resident to express their individuality and transform the apartment into a true home.

The challenge was to use materials that would withstand the harsh effects of the sea breeze while being comfortable and elegant at the same time, creating a timeless architectural language and blending simplicity with technology.

The façade is made of a composite product named Corian®, usually used for kitchen worktops but used here for the first time in Brazil in a residential building. Characteristics such as high resistance, non-porosity, uniformity, and thermoformability made it an ideal material for shaping the curvilinear terraces and, together with the nearly invisible transparent window frames, achieving an uninterrupted view bringing it inside each apartment. 

Architecture is multidisciplinary, and this project gave us a broad opportunity to incorporate Brazilian contemporary art into our work. With curatorship of the agency Viva Projects, renowned Brazilian artists such as Iole de Freitas, Sebastião Salgado, Vik Muniz, and more, complement the design, displaying their works in both the lobby and the public walkway.