L Apartment | ARCHITECTS OFFICE

ARCHITECTS OFFICE brings elements and signs of the natural world together with
a design curatorship, in order to create an urban escape in São Paulo, Brazil.
The architecture and interior design agency ARCHITECTS OFFICE renovated an
apartment in Vila Nova Conceição, a leafy residential neighborhood in São Paulo,
Brazil, exploring a new layout along with iconic design pieces in a minimalist
atmosphere.

The renovation project started from an investigation into the desires and needs of a
family, revealing the search for a home that would allow an apartment-refuge; a
place to find protection, a meeting and welcoming spot to the couple and their two
children. The concepts of amplitude, fluidity, and connection were articulated to
enable the experience of an urban escape.

With an area of 210 sqm, the apartment’s floor plan was redesigned to provide
integrated spaces and a greater feeling of spaciousness, with removed walls and
leveled floor uniting kitchen, living room, dining room and balcony. This open space
configuration allowed a 360o circulation in the environment, which received a large
panel painted in loco by Adriana e Carlota Atelier, as well as customizations, such
as the retractable kitchen divider, which can be closed or opened to create different
moments.

By leveling the social areas floor with the balcony, the environment expands and the
view of the treetops of the park ahead invades the dwelling, with vegetation, lighting and abundant natural ventilation.
The social areas have a contemporary concept, with layouts that embrace a
diversity of uses. At the entrance, the living room assumes the role of a meeting
area, with the Julep sofa designed by Jonas Wagell as the main protagonist. Next to
it, another room with a sofa and two armchairs creates a more formal atmosphere,
connected to the dining room and the kitchen, which has a single woodworking
furniture piece – a workbench, to be as practical as possible, as requested.

The space is demarcated by the minimalist language of neutral tones; refined
shapes in robust pieces that bring the furniture’s architectural strength to integrate
spaces; and subtle rough textures that evoke the touch. In the interior design,
modern and contemporary signed furniture were selected, such as the international
Gervasoni and already mentioned Jonas Wagell, along with Brazilians such as
Estudio Rain, Estudio Orth and others, showing organic volumes in contrast to
larger rectilinear pieces. Design objects bring light and brightness, as well as the
perimeter curtains and the central block with indirect lighting. A delicate harmony of tones, shapes and textures for a synesthetic and ergonomic experience connected
to nature.

To highlight the curvature of the corners, soft curtains were positioned to follow its
contour, in a poetic inflection that circumscribes the space. We kept the existing works of art in the apartment, making combinations with works of art from our curatorship. Artists such as Burle Marx, Alfredo Volpi, Claudio Tozi and Servulo Esmeraldo are exhibited in special spots in the apartment. In the intimate area, the couple's suite had the bed orientation inverted, positioned opposite the bedroom entrance to provide more privacy. The closet was connected to the bedroom, welcoming those who enter the space.

The children's rooms were adjusted to allow for rest, study and work, with the personality and dynamics of each of them. Throughout the apartment, the essential qualities of proportion, harmony and human scale were thought to elevate beauty beyond aesthetics and harbor a sense of well-being.

A creation that reveals a detailed simplicity, outlining the new luxury in living,
formulated by the ARCHITECTS OFFICE interior design team.