Casa dos Triângulos Restoration / Metrópole Arquitetos

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São Paulo, Brazil
  • Architect: Bruna Caracciolo
  • Original Project: Vilanova Artigas
  • Engineering: CEN Engenharia
  • Preservation Consultant: Pedro Vieira
  • Restoration Of The Artistic Panel: Andreia Naline, Anderson Ribeiro
  • Electrical: Sandretec
  • Structures: Ycon Engenharia
  • Lighting: Lux Projetos
  • Landscape: Vito Macchione
  • City: São Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
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Casa dos Triângulos Restoration / Metrópole Arquitetos - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade
© Nelson Kon

“Casa dos Triangulos” was built in 1956 and designed by Vilanova Artigas in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A raised block configures the general volume of the building and houses four floors in half levels. It has an artistic panel designed by Mário Gruber. The restoration project proposes interventions updating its facilities and adapting the spaces for contemporary uses. It respected the architectural characteristics of the house removing additions that caused problems for its perception. The demolition of the servant's facilities allowed a new relationship with the gardens that surrounded the house. The change reveals the cantilever at the rear of the house and allows better visualization of the artistic panel.

Casa dos Triângulos Restoration / Metrópole Arquitetos - Interior Photography, Facade
Cortesia de Acervo FAUUSP
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Plan - Actual ground floor
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Section - Longitudinal
Casa dos Triângulos Restoration / Metrópole Arquitetos - Interior Photography, Stairs
© Nelson Kon

The new proposal for the waterproofing system removed the cement-asbestos tile, a platband, and the flashings. A waterproofing and thermal protection system was installed without the need for flashings. A prospection on the artistic panel allowed finding the original tone of white and blue paint and the trace of the original mortar. The panel was in a very bad state of conservation. Detachment of mortar and cracks were in great quantity and depth. Grooves in the mortar reveal the differences between the original design and the repainting in acrylic paint.

Casa dos Triângulos Restoration / Metrópole Arquitetos - Interior Photography, Living Room, Windows, Chair
© Nelson Kon

The giornate was hidden behind the acrylic paint and was underlined in the mortar after the pickling process. A leveling mortar was applied to complete the lost areas and level the surface. Silicate-based mineral paint was applied to restore the artistic panel. A small staircase interconnects the level of the garage with that of the dining room. The stone-finished wall that defines the gap between the two external levels is fully preserved.

Casa dos Triângulos Restoration / Metrópole Arquitetos - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Facade, Chair
© Nelson Kon

Two stainless steel water tanks were installed on top of the columns – as recommended by a structural engineering consultancy – and are barely visible. Before the restoration, the original window frames of the bedrooms were replaced by frames supported on a sill painted in red. The restoration project kept the red color considering the differentiation of the frame plan from the rest of the masonry. The columns were originally painted in blue. The red paint on the inner face divided the columns into two: blue on the outside and red on the inside. Now they were completely painted in blue to recover the original chromatic scheme.

Casa dos Triângulos Restoration / Metrópole Arquitetos - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Nelson Kon

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Cite: "Casa dos Triângulos Restoration / Metrópole Arquitetos" [Restauro Casa dos Triângulos / Metrópole Arquitetos] 31 Jan 2023. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/995618/casa-dos-triangulos-restoration-metropole-arquitetos> ISSN 0719-8884

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