Defining Spaces with Wood: Joinery in Brazilian Apartments

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Wood in architecture, when properly managed, is often associated with sustainability but also with a sense of comfort and coziness. Well-designed joinery can provide versatility and uniqueness to interior design, among so many other benefits.

Here we have gathered twelve Brazilian apartment designs in which carpentry ends up playing the main role, either as a piece of furniture or as partition walls that can divide or open up spaces when desired.

Apartment AMRA7 / Piratininga Arquitetos Associados + Bruno Rossi Arquitetos

Apartment 3 Zero 8 / Debaixo do Bloco Arquitetura

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Apartment 3 Zero 8 / Debaixo do Bloco Arquitetura - © Joana França

São Miguel Apartment / Membrana Arquitetura

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São Miguel Apartment / Membrana Arquitetura - © Haruo Mikami

Copan Kitchenette / Garoa

GM Apartment / Nildo José

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GM Apartment / Nildo José - Image Courtesy of Nildo José

JAP Apartment / Metamoorfose Studio

ML Apartment / flipê arquitetura

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ML Apartment / flipê arquitetura - © Rodrigo Xavier

B84 Apartment / Cantagalo Arquitetos

Tatuí Apartment / Passos Arquitetura

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Tatuí Apartment / Passos Arquitetura - © André Mortatti

Ibira Apartment / Sala2 Arquitetura

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Ibira Apartment / Sala2 Arquitetura - © Evelyn Muller

ADK Apartment / Schuchovski Arquitetura

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ADK Apartment / Schuchovski Arquitetura - © Renata Salles

Cervantes Apartment / Mandarina Arquitetura

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Cervantes Apartment / Mandarina Arquitetura - © Nathalie Artaxo

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Cite: Equipe ArchDaily Brasil. "Defining Spaces with Wood: Joinery in Brazilian Apartments" [Definindo espaços através da madeira: a marcenaria em apartamentos brasileiros] 22 Jan 2021. ArchDaily. (Trans. Duduch, Tarsila) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/955092/defining-spaces-with-wood-joinery-in-brazilian-apartments> ISSN 0719-8884

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