Located in Itaim Bibi in São Paulo, the project of this apartment measuring approximately 230m² combines a clean structure with a décor full of personality.

Old clients of the office, the young couple with children, entrusted the office with the mission of modernizing an apartment that was over 30 years old.

As the clients were already familiar with burnt cement, it was chosen to cover almost the entire structure of the apartment. To avoid an excessively minimalist or cold result, in the social area the Solid Tauari wood floor with Chevron layout provides the first counterpoint to the contemporary structure.

Avoiding simplistic or even common solutions, the greatest merit and risk of the project is the insertion of the artistic technique of Trompe L’oeil in a current context. Previously a passage gallery, the area attached to the living room was chosen to receive the bar. Initially thought of as just a wooden panel to frame the background and disguise the door leading to the private area, the initial idea was improved and transformed into a mural painting.

Visible from all points of the social area, the back of the bar, previously a dark and windowless area, became the focal point and most prominent after the execution of the artistic painting. Common in old houses, the technique that simulates natural scenes brings the landscape into the spaces, merging with decorative elements such as the suspended bar created on purpose that crosses the mural.

With curvilinear elements, both in masonry and in the joinery itself in Scandinavian tones, this subtlety in the design and the option for light tones in the structure reinforce the lightness of the apartment.

For decoration, neutral off-white tones are broken up by dark wood in the furniture and brushstrokes of blues, reds, and even black; which together with mural painting bring a very unique and original result to the social area.

Next to the dining area, the kitchen can be integrated through a large sliding door and its finishes were designed to not contrast with the social decor. Composed of light woods and laminates in shades of beige and greyish brown, it is cozy and also an exercise in mixing materials.

In the intimate area, calming tones reinforce the “DNA” of the structure chosen for the apartment and a more neutral palette is adopted for the Couple’s Suite. Still in the suite, the office developed a feminine support with a makeup counter and cabinets for accessories. Open to the rest of the suite, the care with the joinery resulted in a very functional support that is, at the same time, pleasing to the eye.

For bathrooms, niches and cabinets reinforce the need to store residents' items, but with the care to not visually weigh down the spaces.

The Baby suite with a neutral structure and shades of blue was completely designed by the office, which, to ensure functionality and accommodation, designed cabinets, a bed and even a changing table in woodwork. At the same time, it is unique due to the repetition of the burnt cement and the tones of the wood, it also achieves the main characteristics of the apartment's structure in a children's version.