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Natural light, furniture with history, some works of art, many design pieces with emotional value and a layout designed for the residents' lifestyle, this is the concept of the E.G. apartment. Fellipe Lima Free walls, functional joinery and neutrals tones blended to allow the elements present in the space to stand out. “For us, the relationship between the space and each object that forms its composition is extremely important. It is by looking sensitively at these details that a home comes to life", say architects Maira Rossi and Karen Félix. Fellipe Lima All family activities were united in a large layout, so that spatial integration was the starting point in a large living room, but still keeping the functionalit... More

With French sophistication and the Brazilian way, the new NJ+ project is a mix of cultures and experiences. A 480m² house in Paris, made for a family of five who appreciate Brazilian art, architecture and furniture. The residents were looking for a different project with personality and a mix of international and national pieces. Thinking of taking advantage of the classic base of the house, which has a staircase as a great sculptural element and also emphasizes european coatings, each of the five floors has a space that is very well resolved so that is functional in a everyday life. Denilson Machado @ MCA Studio Denilson Machado @ MCA Studio Denilson Machado @ MCA Studio Elegance and light are the basic concepts of the... More

For this Award Winning project in Itaipava, we created a cozy and elegant mood, and place to gather friends and create memories. Our project integrates the house into its outdoor natural surroundings using local materials that blend with the stunning landscape. With a minimalist design language , the space is effectively simple and powerful. More

Conditioned by an environmentally protected area on the backyard, the RG house diverges into two distinct priority facts, one environmental and another human: the uneven topography, characteristic of the city, and the contemplative value that the preserved vegetation offers to the residents on the most private limit of the lot.   The project proposes an alternative that reconciles these two aspects. From the street, the house extends from the upper level to the backyard, in a way that floats on the topography while suits it, creating a shaded area on the ground and linking the main access to the street. In this conformation, the project assumes a elevated ground floor for intimate purposes - whose elevation allows privacy and the bes... More

Composed by two fundamental aspects: structural design and nature, this house merges building elements into a beautiful valley landscape in Paraná state - Brazil, interrelating the geographical aspect and the local topography. Implemented as a stone inserted into the landscape, the raised ground floor on a single plateau is bounded by a concrete wall at a more private level relative to the street, adding the pool at its edge minimizing landfill impact. The design of the structure that rests on this stone is positioned in a way so that the premise of the proposal could it be revealed in the access as a sculptural piece that unites structure and architecture, keeping the natural concrete with strong appeal to the local techniques . T... More

The space presented by the office rescues the human ties of affection and coziness   ‘I don’t need a chair, I don’t need a sofa, I only need you siting in the living room’, already said Arnaldo Antunes in the verses and stanzas of the song ‘A Casa é Sua’. Inspired and guided by the essence and nature that those words emanate, Bruno Carvalho e Camila Avelar, thinking minds behind BC Architects success, newcomer office in CASACOR São Paulo, presents the ‘Home Family’, a 62m² room, multifunctional, that prizes the reencounter of affection relations, in a humanized way, where the coziness and comfort are premises.   With the ‘Casa Viva’ (Live House) con... More

The duo’s ambient in CASACOR Rio de Janeiro is an urban refuge oriented to the exuberant nature in the local   The duo BC Architects signs the UNLIMITED Urban Refuge in CASACOR Rio de Janeiro, which, this year, brings the ‘Live House’ thematic, and happens from September 18 to November 4, in the Monteira Aranha Group Property, in the Gloria neighborhood. Projected by Bruno Carvalho and Camila Avelar, thinking minds behind the office success, the space prioritizes the internal and external integration, and values the use of natural materials. Interconnected, the construction of the house of 201m², facilitates the circulation between spaces and do not create a barrier among rooms. The UNLIMITED pool, with four m... More

RiverOne is a pioneer edifice in São Paulo, as it brings together commercial, corporate and residential uses in a single 500 ft tall tower. Designed by Perkins+Will's São Paulo studio, the project is groundbreaking in the city, as mixed-use complexes are commonly constituted by two or more volumes. Initially responsible for creating a new corporate edifice in place of a former Johnson & Johnson unit, the architects took advantage of the city’s newly updated legislation to propose a construction that seized most of the five-thousand-sqm terrain’s potential, as the site is located next to one of the busiest areas in the city. “The collaborative trend is changing society and creating new habits and ways to work, inhabit, con... More

Adding to the expansion of the city of Nova Lima, in the Greater Belo Horizonte, Osso Restaurant opened a new location in Vila da Serra. With 250 seats, the new restaurant mixes items both contemporary and rustic, by using iron, glass, leather and wire panels.The heart of the whole project is the parrilla, the grill framed by a glass curtain that lets everyone see the kitchen’s vibe. From that particular element came the concept for all of the items that form the restaurant’s space.​The fire in the color of the walls and ceiling and the amber-tinged lights bring the customers a feeling of coziness. The steel of the knives and the wood of the meat-cutting boards are also integrated in the structure, in the counters and the furniture. Texture... More

Designed to house a young couple and their two kids, Ribeirão Preto Residence is a modern and fully nature-connected haven, located in São Paulo’s countryside city of Ribeirão Preto. Perkins+Will’s studio in São Paulo took the challenge of building a one-story house –as requested by the clients – on an accentuated sloped terrain. The architects divided the program in two volumes, placing them in an L-shaped layout. The first block holds the main entrance and is destined to the social areas.Placed in the highest portion of the terrain, the first volume forms a sort of shield to the second one – designated to the private uses and located at the lot’s lower section – creating an even more private ambiance. The block’s distribution also al... More

The Biophilia concept points to our inborn connection with nature and its impacts on our physical and mental health. Based in this idea, Biophilic Design incorporates natural elements into constructions in order to reinstate contact between man and nature as a tool for well-being. Perkins+Will used these principals to conceptualize Bambu Atmosfera, a residential edifice in Praia Grande Ubatuba, privileged beach area in São Paulo’s coastline. The project’s main feature is the predominant presence of the bamboo, which integrates the building to its surroundings, representing the possibility of a harmonic, respectful coexistence between nature and constructions.Clad in vertical bamboo poles, the facade can be redesigned by the movement of... More

Author of the project: architect Fabiano Ravaglia, ahead of FPR Studio.Property type: new apartment, recently built by the building developer.Location: Icaraí, Niterói, RJ.It is a complete project, including renovation and decoration, where all rooms were renovated.Total project timeframe: two months for the project and six months for construction on-site.Apartment’s total area: 95m².What were the main changes (during the construction process and on the structure) needed to make the construction feasible: the client bought the apartment with an alternative floor plan including an option to open one of the bedrooms to the living area, which was done previously.Profile of the resident: young lawyer around 30 years old, single with no children... More

Location: Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro/RJ - Brazil.Renovation and decoration project.What were the main changes (during the construction process and on the structure) needed to make the construction feasible? Were there any modifications made to increase and make more of the space available? The project included a complete renovation from the demolition of the access to the guest’s toilet turned into an on-suite bathroom, to the demolition of the hallway wall to create an open concept to the living room.New or old apartment? Old apartment.Total project timeframe? One month of design project and three months for renovation and construction on site.Profile of the residents? Concerning age group, children, profession/occupation field, I could say:... More

Designed by architecture and design firm Studio Otto Felix, Nosotros bar merges an elegant, light, straight architecture, with few plans to strong artistic elements that take sides of the two only existing walls and ceiling - completing the goal of creating something unusual and striking that combined with bartender and co-owner, Rafael Araujo´s sophisticated drinks. The project is a 140m square open building built in a square with only six pillars and two walls, which support a light cover inclined to the end, creating openings directed to the busiest areas, bringing the outside sensation into the interior, directing the public attention to the bar. The background wall, receives a 11 meter wide faceted plaster sculpture, which goes unde... More