Caramelo Apartment / CoDA Arquitetura

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  • Architects: CoDA Arquitetura
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  178
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2023
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Julia Tótoli
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Acervo Mobília, Antunes Armários e Cozinhas, Art e Luz, Objeto Casa, Samuel Lamas
  • Lead Architects: Pedro Grilo, Alice Menezes
  • Project Team: Maitê Campos, Joyce Rocha
  • Editorial: Luiza Ceruti, Alice Menezes
  • Project: 2022
  • City: Asa Sul
  • Country: Brazil
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Caramelo Apartment / CoDA Arquitetura - Interior Photography, Living Room, Chair
© Julia Tótoli

Text description provided by the architects. The interiors of this 178 sqm (1,916 square feet) apartment favor the fluidity of the space, family gatherings and the beautiful view of Brasília’s horizon.

The couple who commissioned the project – one Brazilian, the other, Italian, are both culinary lovers and wanted the kitchen to be a protagonist in their home. The office then proposed an integrated space that incorporates the kitchen, living room, workspace and balcony – which faces a beautiful view facing the sunrise. For this purpose, all the original walls that formed these spaces were demolished, including one restroom, which was completely removed from the original program. Once the space was broadened, the kitchen became the center of the intervention, designed to meet the couple’s demands and to allow an interaction between them and their guests when cooking.

Caramelo Apartment / CoDA Arquitetura - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, Countertop, Chair, Sink
© Julia Tótoli
Caramelo Apartment / CoDA Arquitetura - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Countertop, Chair
© Julia Tótoli
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Caramelo Apartment / CoDA Arquitetura - Interior Photography, Kitchen
© Julia Tótoli
Caramelo Apartment / CoDA Arquitetura - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table
© Julia Tótoli
Caramelo Apartment / CoDA Arquitetura - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table
© Julia Tótoli

The carpentry, with continuous wood panels in freijó wood, explores the idea of connection and fluidity when circling through the apartment. The materiality as a whole highlights the combination of hardwood floors and wooden panels, by turning to neutral materials and colors.

Caramelo Apartment / CoDA Arquitetura - Interior Photography, Living Room
© Julia Tótoli

Another important priority was the entry of natural light in all rooms. Therefore, glass partitions were chosen to divide certain areas from the living room, such as the laundry room, closed by fluted glass doors and windows, and the workspace, whose clear glass dividers create a visual connection to the rest of the living area. At night time, the overall lighting strategy is inverted, recurring to indirect illumination to create a cozy and intimate atmosphere.

Caramelo Apartment / CoDA Arquitetura - Interior Photography, Dining room, Table, Chair
© Julia Tótoli

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Address:Asa Sul, Brasília - DF, Brazil

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Cite: "Caramelo Apartment / CoDA Arquitetura" [Apartamento Caramelo / CoDA Arquitetura] 13 Mar 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1014158/caramelo-apartment-coda-arquitetura> ISSN 0719-8884

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