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House 17-JB / Luiz Volpato Arquitetura

Susanna Moreira — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Casa 17-JB is located in a condominium in the city of Curitiba, in southern Brazil. The project originated from a request by a client close to the team, of Italian descent, an architecture enthusiast eager to work together with the office to find the suitable land for the construction of their new residence amidst nature. The choice of the lot was defined by two decisive conditions: the presence of a native forest protected by environmental legislation and the steep topography. These restrictions directly guided the architectural proposal.

Torrão House / Nommo Arquitetos + Luana Barichello

Susanna Moreira — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000

The human being, while inhabiting, is a being that dwells. The lived house carries the notion of belonging and reveals the essence of those who reside within it. It is here that relationships are built, dreams are projected, and memories and imaginaries are evoked.

Céu Bar / Küster Brizola Arquitetos

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Located in the Batel neighborhood of Curitiba, Céu Bar is the result of the renovation of a 1950s building that preserves its original façade and presence in the urban landscape while revealing a modern and surprising interior. The intervention aimed to highlight the existing architectural memory while introducing contemporary elements, creating a versatile and multifaceted space for the city's nightlife.

Casas Blanc 59 Residential Complex / Nommo Arquitetos

Susanna Moreira — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Between pure lines and precise volumes, the residential complex Blanc 59 extends along a boulevard that gently follows the natural contours of the land. The twenty houses, arranged continuously with no side setbacks, create a cohesive landscape where each unit integrates with another as part of a single architectural gesture.

House Pedra / Marcos Bertoldi Arquitetos

Andreas Luco — Thu, 29 May 2025 15:00:00 +0000

The site, characterized by native forest and a steep slope, required specific clearances from public agencies, which defined the area permitted for deforestation.

House 8 / Marcos Bertoldi Arquitetos

Andreas Luco — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

The 2,124 m² sloping lot with a native woodland at the rear, defined the project by imposing a building setback, preserving a lawned garden and a pool at the back, while respecting the protection zones required by local environmental regulations. The L-shaped ground floor plan concentrates the social areas, service spaces, and a studio. The shorter leg of the L features a single-story double-height volume dedicated to the main living spaces of the house, which are complemented by a powder room and a wine cellar located in the lower volume beneath a green roof. The longer leg comprises three levels, starting with garages in the basement, service areas on the ground floor, and bedrooms on the upper floor. The bedrooms are positioned to the north, with the master suite facing east and overlooking the woodland.

AGE 360 Building / ARCHITECTS OFFICE + TRIPTYQUE

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000

AGE 360, the new residential building designed by Greg Bousquet, Olivier Raffaelli and Guillaume Sibaud for the developer AG7, transforms the landscape of the Ecoville neighborhood in Curitiba by proposing a landmark of vertical architecture that combines technical innovation, sustainability, and quality of life. Standing at 124 meters tall, the building was conceived to be an urban icon, reflecting the relationship between structural pragmatism and architectural poetics that define AO's designs.

Trianon Apartment / Küster Brizola Arquitetos

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The Trianon apartment is located in the Batel neighborhood of Curitiba and has 200m2. The renovation project includes a common space with a south-facing façade, making it one of the project's demands to capture the light coming from the east. A sofa in an island develops the living room and TV room, which also integrate with the dining room, allowing light to flow through all these spaces.

Bosque House / Nommo Arquitetos + BOSCARDIN CORSI

Susanna Moreira — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000

A solid white form that contrasts with its immediate surroundings. This is the principle behind the design of Casa Bosque, located on a narrow lot within a horizontal condominium of attached houses. This white canvas, being homogeneous, does not evoke the subjective mental image of a house and allows for an open perception of what is seen, offering a complete reading of the volume, without areas of concentration or elements that “pull” the eye. As artist Robert Ryman states, “white is merely a way to expose other elements, allowing other things to become visible.” By choosing this volume, the design begins with a unified concept where the design itself defines the flows and layouts contained within this rigid geometry.

What Can African Cities Learn from South America?

Mohieldin Gamal — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Recent news headlines from the African continent show a variety of urgent issues affecting urban centers: severe flooding threatens Kenya's capital, Nairobi; the light rail system in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is faltering after a successful start. Meanwhile, in Egypt's capital, Cairo, new infrastructure and housing expenditures proved too steep and necessitated a government bailout. African cities face a plethora of problems but they also hold the potential to improve countless lives. As South America shares stark similarities in its history with that of Africa, it could provide both a point of reference and a positive example for tackling these concerns at an urban level.

House João & Maria / Nommo Arquitetos

Valeria Silva — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 14:00:00 +0000

Space and time, in the physical conception, are interdependent and inseparable forces. In architecture, this relationship is also symbiotic, as one cannot speak of architectural space without considering the various ways of perceiving and dealing with time. The design of Casa João e Maria starts from this premise, as the place of the residence, designed for a couple, is the same one where the owner was born and spent childhood with her parents, João and Maria. Therefore, the project sought to blend past and present, viewing time not as linear, but as a tangle of memories, moments and points of perception. This non-linearity is reflected in the space, appropriating the idea of multiple pathways by placing the circulation core in the center of the site, amidst the main courtyard of the house.

Bürgel House / Luiz Volpato Arquitetura

Andreas Luco — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The client's request to create a residence for a small family in the context of large-scale properties presented a unique design challenge. This need for scale and volume in the immediate surroundings, together with the steep slope of the land, the geographical orientation, and the presence of a large forest at the back of the plot led to the design and implementation strategy: an elevated basic prism synthesized the solution to meet all the initial premises. The topography of the plot, with its steep slope, offered a unique opportunity to integrate the house into the natural landscape, taking advantage of the views and the edge of the forest that demarcates it to create privacy and a connection with nature. This careful balance between scale, topography, and climate would be essential to create a space that not only meets the needs of the family but also enriches the fabric of the condominium and its relationship with the environment.

Expansão Loja Garimpê / Kenji Okabaiasse + Takah arquitetura

Andreas Luco — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 12:00:00 +0000

A discreet store that welcomes a universe of charms. With the growth in sales, the space of just one container became too small for Garimpê, a store curated with children's products that stimulate children's development and creativity. In addition to expanding the exhibition area, it was also necessary to accommodate the administrative sector. Located on a corner lot in Curitiba, the store's expansion has two implementation strategies: the enrichment of customers' relationship with the natural landscape of the land and the creation of an exhibition showcase for the city, through the expansion of the facade to the street main. From there, two new containers were connected to the pre-existing container, thus maintaining the store's external constructive identity.

Muda Building Weefor / NNArq

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Located in Curitiba, a city renowned for its urban quality, this project stands out in a neighborhood full of isolated houses, large gardens, and tree-lined streets. For many years, the site housed a substation for a metallurgical company that operated there until the increase in population density made industrial activity incompatible with the surroundings.

Vértice House / Nommo Arquitetos

Pilar Caballero — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0000

Located in a horizontal condominium in the city of Curitiba, Casa Vértice was designed on an unusual lot: a narrow front, approximately 11 meters, which opens in a “V” towards the back. Among the customers' requests, the most important was a large garden. With a defined program for the family, couple and two children, the projected volume was divided into two floors, with the objective of freeing up the maximum amount of sunny and private outdoor space.

Batel Store / Estúdio 41

Andreas Luco — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000

A commercial space in the Batel neighborhood, in Curitiba-PR. Result of a retrofit in which the original structures of the building were maintained, the project was premised on active facades, thus creating a transparency between interior and exterior on the ground floor, in order to allow multiple possible accesses. The site has a peculiar situation on an urban scale. The lot's morphology is similar to an acute triangle and, when considering the requirements of the legislation, such as the setbacks of the building alignment, there was not enough usable area left for the implantation of the building, or for the construction of a good area in the basement of garages, for example. As a result, in the first conversations with the clients, the hypothesis arose to renovate the existing building on the lot, carried out in the 90s. A fundamental aspect of the context is the presence of the small square next to the corner. It suggests visual integration and pedestrian flows, directly connected with the interior of the store.

Laguna Gallery / Estúdio 41

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000

A space of luminosity, an atmosphere of subdued light, whose objective is to promote well-being. A place where light is the protagonist not only during the day but as an urban lamp at night. A gallery designed to welcome, celebrate meetings and fulfill the wishes of people looking for qualified spaces to live.

Küster Brizola Office / Monofloor / Küster Brizola Arquitetos

Susanna Moreira — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000

Küster Brizola Arquitetos and Monofloor Microcimento is an office located in a modernist building in Curitiba’s downtown. The 200 m² office space, with an open plan and surrounded by large windows, allow for abundant natural light and panoramic views of the city.