GRAVATÁ APARTMENT | Marcelo Couto

Architects: Couto Arquitetura

Location: Itaim, Sao Paolo – SP - Brazil

Architect in Charge : Marcelo Couto ( [email protected] )

Architect Team: Luciana Mass, Marina Budib

Area: 240m²

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Maíra Acayaba

Woodwork: Luan Movelaria / Chile Marcenaria

Glazzing : Arvitec

WORDS FROM THE ARCHITECT:

 "Apartment restructuring in an icon building of the Paulista Modern Architecture, built in 1964 by Rino Levi architect.

To meet the owners demands and recover with a contemporary language the original architecture, the architect  Marcelo Couto upgraded  the facilities, plants, finishings, highlighting the importance of the existing structural elements as also the internal garden. Its structure is defined by a longitudinal axis and peripheral pillars releasing the plant for more flexibility in the layout as a complete change of bathrooms positioning that previously had artificial lighting and ventilation with a ventilation shaft.

With the demolition of a room it was possible to increase the living area and to open the kitchen for an integration with the TV room.

The use of fair-faced concrete reinforces the originality of existing and gives contemporary to the restructuring project."