Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld

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São Paulo, Brazil
  • Architects: Isay Weinfeld
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  73065 ft²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2014
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  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Atlas Concorde, panoramah!®, BMC Construções Metálicas, Cecrisa, Companhia de Iluminação, Deca, Di Mármore, Dorma, Ecopietra, Eleve, Hafele, ICC, Jatobá, Kits Aero, Kyn (Linha Única Alcoa), La Fonte, Laboratório da Luz, Light Tech, Movarte, NGK, +3
  • Author: Isay Weinfeld
  • Design Team: Marcelo Alvarenga | Manoel Maia |Alan Chu | Sara Leitão |Katherina Ortner | Sebastian Murr |Eva Tsouni Danilo Zamboni | Flavia Oide |Danilo Hideki
  • Project Manager: Monica Cappa
  • Interior Design: Carolina Miranda
  • Interns: Daniel Arce | Marcelo Ribas
  • General Contractor: R. Yazbek
  • Aluminium Window System: Arqmate
  • Air Conditioning: Teknika Projetos e Consultoria Ltda.
  • Visual Communication Designer: Roberto Cipolla
  • Structural Engineering : Kurkdjian & Fruchtengarten Engenheiros Associados HR Projetos
  • Foundation Engineering : Apoio Assessoria e Projeto de Fundações S.S
  • Waterproofing Consulting : Proassp Assessoria e Projetos
  • Electrical, Plumbing And Telephone System Engineeering : Tesis
  • Landscape Design: Rodrigo Oliveira Paisagismo | Instituto Cidade Jardim
  • Project Management: Addor & Associados
  • Beginning Of Project : June 2010
  • Beginning Of Building: May 2012
  • Plot Area: 1.556,50m²
  • Floors: 5 SUBSOLOS / TÉRREO / 7 PAVIMENTOS E COBERTURA
  • Amount Of Units: 8
  • 1º / 2º Basement Unit: 549,64 m²
  • 1º To 7º Floor Units: 421,31 m²
  • City: São Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
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Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Text description provided by the architects. Oito Building is set on a sloping plot in Vila Madalena, facing two streets, and with a 15-meter rise between both ends.

Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Exterior Photography, Garden, Courtyard
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

A small square sits across from the building, and further away a series of low-rise houses extends down the sloping contour to Pinheiros River.

Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Exterior Photography, Garden
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Image 19 of 24
Plan - Ground floor
Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Interior Photography
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Given the personality of the plot and the city’s building code, we chose to set the ground level of the building (its main access) on the higher end, erecting eight levels above it, and another five levels below.

Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Interior Photography
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

The contour allowed the levels beneath the ground floor, albeit semi-buried, to always feature three façades open to the views.

Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Interior Photography, Glass
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Image 23 of 24
Section 2 e B
Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Interior Photography, Wood, Concrete
© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

From the street, a marquee leads to the main lobby of the building that, set 20 meters above the lower end of the land, offers sweeping views of the surroundings. The building itself consists of a metal frame, made of a modulated orthogonal mesh. A central axis assembles the vertical circulation (staircases and lifts), leaving all surrounding space free. In the apartment units above street level, any of the three alternative layouts has the living and dining room facing West, overlooking the square, sleeping quarters to the East, to a quieter street (less traffic), and the service areas to the North, to the building’s side setback. In the basement duplex, the difference is that both social areas and bedrooms enjoy views to the square.

On all levels, a full perimeter balcony provides all rooms with a small out-of-doors expansion. Not only that; it also removes all enclosed areas from the façade, whether transparent (as the social areas) or solid (bedrooms and service rooms).

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Address:São Paulo, State of São Paulo, Brazil

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Cite: "Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld" [Edifício Oito / Isay Weinfeld] 03 Jul 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/942904/oito-building-isay-weinfeld> ISSN 0719-8884

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