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Casa Cosmos Bookstore / Andréa Helou

Susanna Moreira — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Casa Cosmos was born as a children's bookstore that transcends its commercial function to establish itself as a space of imagination, connection, and affection. Inspired by the desire to create a playful yet welcoming environment, Casa Cosmos proposes that, through books and fantasy, children and adults can gather, share experiences, and envision new possible realities.

Retrofit of Santa Maria School / Carvalho Terra Arquitetos

Susanna Moreira — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000

The Early Childhood Education at Santa Maria School operates in buildings constructed at the end of the 1960s, which were expanded and renovated in the 2000s. The proposal was to develop a retrofit project to modernize and update the spaces in order to meet new technological demands, uses, and pedagogical practices, while ensuring the preservation of the architectural features that are part of the school's identity.

RMG Residence / OTP arquitetura

Susanna Moreira — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

The residence was designed for a young couple, whose main desire was to have a completely integrated space where the internal and external environments merged harmoniously to host friends and celebrate. In addition, a flexible program was sought, capable of accommodating different activities over time.

Francisco Leitão Apartment / André Ávila Arquitetura

Andreas Luco — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 02:00:00 +0000

This project combines the strength of exposed concrete and visible installations with the elegance of a contemporary approach, valuing raw materials in the right places. The entrance hall is marked by green walls and cobogós, creating a charming and practical reception that connects the spaces and establishes immediate visual harmony.

Triplex Vila Romana / Pietro Terlizzi Arquitetura

Andreas Luco — Mon, 25 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The Vila Romana Triplex was a very special project inspired by design, art, culture and games. To achieve the final result with a contemporary design, the 250m² apartment features modern solutions such as the integration of environments, a swimming pool with a glass edge, a staircase and a mezzanine that is hollowed out in a slender metalwork design. On the other hand, it was a very challenging process, as the apartment is in an old building where the implementation of the solutions required a series of adaptations. Sectoring the 3 floors of the project, on the first floor, in the Social Hall, we have a first reference (there are many) to Brasilia with a painting we made with tiles by Athos Bulcão. Entering the apartment through the Social Entrance, we have the Dining Room, Kitchen and Laundry and the corridor to the bedrooms. The idea was to integrate the dining room and kitchen through a cobogó wall that also brings natural light into the corridor leading to the intimate areas. The client's dream was to have a pink kitchen. So, we used the same pink finishes for the kitchen and laundry room, which are also integrated, but with the challenge of not making them look childish, we counterbalanced the pink of the cabinets and the ceramic tiles with a Portuguese design (a link to their other house) on the floor with the graphite color of the countertop veneer, details of the freijó joinery and the cladding above the countertop in blue. n the dining room, the organic tabletop designed by us follows the design of the room, allowing for fluid circulation around the space and the wooden floor brings the warmth of natural materials into the room. This room also features wall art by the artist Dani Shirozono, a close friend of the couple.

Santa Maria Educational, Sports and Cultural Complex / Carolina Penna Arquitetos

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000

(Re)constructing Narratives
The project involves the renovation and expansion of a building constructed in 1968, originally intended for the Ginásio Vocacional da Vila de Santa Maria.

Rudolf Steiner University / Biselli Katchborian Arquitetos

Valeria Silva — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Located in the Alto da Boa Vista region, the new headquarters for Pedagogy and Psychology at the Rudolf Steiner College was designed by the Biselli Katchborian office, owned by partners Mario Biselli and Artur Katchborian. Selected through a competition organized by the institution itself, the project was inspired by the holistic values of Waldorf pedagogy and its relationship with nature.

Tito 2 Apartment / Pietro Terlizzi Arquitetura

Valeria Silva — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000

The 187 m² apartment combines wood and exposed concrete in perfect harmony with a sophisticated design. Architect Pietro Terlizzi's project stands out with faithful finishes of walls, floors, and ceilings in noble materials: the exclusive highlight is the kitchen cornice, executed in wood and finished with lighting.

Lima House / Pietro Terlizzi Arquitetura

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

Built from scratch, this 400 m² house located in the heart of São Paulo (Brazil) has 3 levels: a garage on the lower floor, a social area on the ground floor, and a private wing on the upper floor. The concept was to provide all the warmth and brightness of a beach house in the city, using natural materials such as stones, wood, and bricks. The recreational complex is comprehensive and includes a barbecue area, an outdoor swing, and a pool with a suspended deck and spa. The high ceilings allow for abundant natural light and cross ventilation.

Vila Madalena Office / André Ávila Arquitetura + Luis Canepa Arquitetos

Pilar Caballero — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 14:00:00 +0000

This project was commissioned by an animated film director who needed space in his home to model pieces that he would use in his films. After walking around the house, we came to the conclusion that the roof slab of the house would be the best space to receive the new workshop. To create access to the roof, we continued on an existing spiral staircase.

TKN House / OTP Arquitetura

Andreas Luco — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Set in one of the highest levels in Campos do Jordão, the TKN residence was designed with a view to the great view that the land offers from the top of the city. As an architectural party, the creation of a set of light and semi-buried monolithic volumes was adopted and its programmatic party arises from a request from customers to create two winter residences, fully functional and interconnected, one on the upper level for the couple and another on the inferior for your two children.

EDG House / OTP arquitetura

Pilar Caballero — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000

The architectural design of the house proposes a solution that didn’t mimic the pattern of condo houses, searching for a different way of living.

Loja Fernanda Yamamoto Store / Atelier Danier Corsi

Andreas Luco — Mon, 25 May 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Architecture and Fashion Design are fields of expression that can share many principles related to the ethical and aesthetic values of human culture. As a subtle synthesis, what was sought in this reformulation of the stylist Fernanda Yamamoto’s store in São Paulo, was the dialogue between structures that can manifest both what is ephemeral and what is perennial. From the new volumes of the dressing rooms, a space of vital importance for the ambiance of those who visit, the static dimension of architecture is constantly transformed by the possibility of changing the fabrics of the curtains that identify each collection of the stylist. Parallel to this, these same fabrics are surrounded by a diaphanous 'skin' - the glass - which, with its reflections and transparencies, causes them to take on distinct aspects, added to a new equally expressive lighting. Built in 2009, the fashion designer saw the need to transform and adapt store spaces to a new atmosphere.

How to Minimize Harmful Effects of Formaldehyde Gas Indoors

Audrey Migliani — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:00:00 +0000

As people are spending more and more time inside their homes, offices, and other closed areas, it is important to ensure that these spaces are safe and healthy environments, especially indoor areas designed for children and seniors. In recent years, several of the materials that shape the spaces we inhabit and directly influence the quality of the air we breathe have increasingly used a potentially dangerous chemical compound. This compound is called formaldehyde.

FLORA Apartment / Studio Arquiteturas

Valeria Silva — Sat, 08 Feb 2020 19:00:00 +0000

A young executive man from São Paulo is the resident of this 125m2 apartment. The apartment 73 at Edifício Flora was project by Studio ArquitetUras. "The client was incredible about the process of creation. He arrived at the office without images. We tried to understand his personality and lifestyle" explains the architect Luciana Uras.

Purpurina Building / MDAD - Matheus Diniz Arquitetura e Design

Andreas Luco — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 19:00:00 +0000

The Purpurina building was built in Vila Madalena, São Paulo, a bohemian neighborhood currently undergoing a process of intense transformation. Even though it is located in a street corner and has a great location in the neighborhood, the building’s plot is difficult to occupy due to its reduced dimensions. Betting on the plot’s potential, the owner asked for a flexible building, and after its completion, it was occupied by a fast casual hamburger restaurant and bar with a surf theme.

OSH House / OTP arquitetura

Daniel Tapia — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 08:00:00 +0000

A two-story Project built in a 250 sqm site located in the countryside of São Paulo state, the site área is considerably small so the greatest conception challenge was to build a house where the social áreas were unsegregated creating the sensation of amplitude. The upper store is made of a simple and sober concept, supported by two columns in the garage, that support results in a 2,70m cantilever searching for lightness to the building, a metal brise soleil controls the natural light and unifies the facade.

GSM House / OTP arquitetura

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 10:00:00 +0000

The project was conceived with a re-reading of a traditional farmhouse, looking to bring traditional elements such as porch, patio, gable roof, eaves, combined with a contemporary design.