![Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Exterior Photography](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5efd/63d8/b357/6540/5400/0105/newsletter/Edifício_Oito_065_extra_(FG).jpg?1593664464)
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Architects: Isay Weinfeld
- Area: 73065 ft²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Fernando Guerra | FG+SG
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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
![Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Exterior Photography, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5efd/6118/b357/6540/5400/00f9/newsletter/Edificio_Oito_028_(FG).jpg?1593663761)
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](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5efd/67cd/b357/6540/5400/0115/newsletter/FEATURE.jpg?1593665478)
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](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5efd/67c3/b357/658c/1f00/0163/newsletter/Edificio_Oito_252_(FG).jpg?1593665468)
![Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Image 19 of 24](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5efd/60b1/b357/6540/5400/00f8/newsletter/Ed_Oito_PT_-_Planta_Terreo.jpg?1593663633)
![Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Interior Photography](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5efd/63e3/b357/658c/1f00/0156/newsletter/Edificio_Oito_088_(FG).jpg?1593664477)
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](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5efd/66a0/b357/6540/5400/0111/newsletter/Edificio_Oito_147_(FG).jpg?1593665178)
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](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5efd/654e/b357/6540/5400/010b/newsletter/Edificio_Oito_141_(FG).jpg?1593664840)
![Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Image 23 of 24](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5efd/5a95/b357/6540/5400/00e4/medium_jpg/Ed_Oito_PT_-_Cortes_2_e_B.jpg?1593662060)
![Oito Building / Isay Weinfeld - Interior Photography, Wood, Concrete](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5efd/62be/b357/6540/5400/00ff/newsletter/Edificio_Oito_031_(FG).jpg?1593664183)
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).