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Knowledge Arena / SENAC São Paulo + Estudio Guto Requena

Nana Dokua — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Architecture, sustainability, and education come together to create an experience of welcoming, lingering, and exchange. Developed by faculty and students from the Architecture and Urbanism program at Centro Universitário Senac, alongside Estudio Guto Requena, the project encourages a reflection on the connections between people, knowledge, and space.

Gondim Albuquerque Negreiros Law Office / StudioVA Arquitetos

Andreas Luco — Sat, 09 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000

In one of São Paulo’s most traditional neighborhoods, Pacaembu, the choice of a modernist house to host the new branch of Gondim Albuquerque Negreiros ADV reflects a strategic vision and institutional maturity. With over two decades of experience in the Brazilian legal landscape, the firm consolidates its 20-year history into a project that expresses its identity through this expansion. The decision to occupy a residential property — rather than a traditional commercial building — aligns with the firm’s culture: being closer to people, attentive to everyday experience, and connected to the history of the spaces it occupies.

Between reuse and new ways of working: lessons from the Latin American winners of the 2025 Shaw Contract Design Awards

Rene Submissions — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000

An architectural award serves as a legitimizing mechanism, indicating which approaches, materials, and strategies are beginning to take center stage in the discipline's discourse. By bringing together projects with different programs, scales, and constraints, these initiatives bring to light emerging priorities and directions in the field. Within this context, the Shaw Contract Design Awards have established themselves as a global recognition platform for interior design and a barometer of the transformations reshaping the discipline, prompting reflection on the role of design in building more responsible, inclusive, and sustainable environments.

Between reuse and new ways of working: lessons from the Latin American winners of the Shaw Contract Design Awards

Rene Submissions — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000

An architectural award acts as a legitimizing mechanism, indicating which approaches, materials, and strategies are taking center stage in the discipline's discourse. By bringing together projects with diverse programs, scales, and constraints, these initiatives bring emerging priorities and directions in the field to light. Accordingly, the Shaw Contract Design Awards has established itself as a global platform of recognition in interior design and a barometer of the transformations sweeping the discipline, fostering reflection on the role of design in creating more responsible, inclusive, and sustainable environments.

São Roque House / Gema Arquitetura

Susanna Moreira — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000

The desire to live closer to nature is something many of us share. This was precisely the case for our clients, who purchased an existing house in an ecological gated community in the countryside of São Paulo.

Jardim Paulistano Apartment / Gema Arquitetura

Susanna Moreira — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000

For this 70-square-meter apartment, the living space was designed to reflect the energy and vibrancy of both its owner and its location. The core idea was to embrace a free, open, and expanded appropriation of space, while simultaneously delivering a precise and low-cost solution.

Lar Ricardo / StudioVA Arquitetos

Andreas Luco — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:00:00 +0000

Bringing urban aesthetics indoors, creating integrated spaces ideal for hosting friends and family, were the guidelines defined by the owner of this 120-square-meter apartment, located in São Paulo. These premises guided the interventions of architect Vinicius Almeida, principal architect at Brazilian firm StudioVA Arquitetos. For the homeowner, a young single man who spends much of his time traveling for work, the primary goal was to create a home that would serve as an anchor amidst his constant comings and goings—a refuge where he could truly settle and put down roots.

Atelier Cambuci / Pedro Paulo Torggler Arquiteto + Estúdio Itá

Susanna Moreira — Sat, 16 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000

The project came to the office as a request from a couple of visual artists to redesign a courtyard, a studio with a bathroom, a laundry room, and a pantry. These existing spaces functioned at the back of a two-story row house in the Cambuci neighborhood of São Paulo.

Isabel de Castela Apartment / Pedro Paulo Torggler Architect + Estúdio Itá

Valeria Silva — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0000

The proposed design emerged from the clients' desire for open, integrated social spaces, which had to be achieved in an apartment that was initially poorly suited to these qualities.

Sousa Lima Gallery / Felipe SS Rodrigues

Susanna Moreira — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000

The gallery hosted its inaugural exhibition, titled *Bloco-testemunho* (Witness Block), curated by artist Mariana Tassinari with exhibition design by Felipe SS Rodrigues. According to the curator: "When excavating land to build a house, we can touch lost memories of that place. It is beautiful to think that architecture rests on a soil of stories. As they excavate an archaeological site, archaeologists preserve the witness block—an untouched portion of soil that will only be studied when new, more advanced technologies and excavation methods emerge. In their own way, each of the artists in this exhibition speaks of traces of some kind of architecture. Bricks, columns, walls, blocks, cement, stones. Elements of past and future constructions."

Katsukazan Store / Estúdio Renan Merlin

Andreas Luco — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000

"Beyond the imaginary" – this was the phrase that marked the transition of the KATSUKAZAN brand from the virtual to the physical world, in its fifth year, with the opening of its first store in Pinheiros, São Paulo. The Curitiba-based bag brand, with a strong and contemporary visual identity, positions itself as urban while maintaining a deep connection to urban heritage, fostering a dialogue between tradition and modernity. Despite its high-tech aesthetic, featuring canvas fabrics and vibrant colors, the store's concept draws inspiration from old houses and street-level commerce, reflecting a new way of experiencing retail. The chosen location was a 1960s two-story house, and the primary premise for the design was to preserve as much of the original facade's characteristics as possible: from the arched doorway to the second-floor windows and the small front balcony. The storefront window, which had been altered by previous owners, was reinterpreted to offer two distinct experiences: a long, eye-level window tailored for pedestrians; and a circular structure, referencing the brand's logo, designed to be seen from afar and used interactively to accompany seasonal changes.

LAR WILL / StudioVA Arquitetos

Andreas Luco — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:00:00 +0000

Originally featuring a highly segmented layout, the renovation of this São Paulo apartment, orchestrated by StudioVA arquitetos and led by architect Vinicius Almeida, aimed to integrate the main living areas. In the initial meetings, the client, a single lawyer, requested that the renovation, which followed a previous update just a few years earlier, carried out in phases. The main objective was clear: to remove the walls separating the living rooms and supporting spaces (kitchen and office) to create a visually integrated area with distinct yet partially enclosed atmospheres. To address this challenge, the project developed in stages, beginning with the bedroom, then moving to the service areas, and finally tackling the more complex social wing.