Luiz Solano São Paulo Apartment Interior Brutalism


Brazilian architect Luiz Solano has unveiled his renovation of a São Paulo house situated contained in the Araucária Constructing, constructed within the Sixties by Rino Levi.

Cleared of its dividing partitions, the now open plan house provides voice to Brutalist traits of the historic constructing but in addition invitations a pure heat via up to date touches. Whereas the unique plan divided the house into three areas, Solano took down the interior masonry, leaving solely purposeful closets as partitions.

The principle residing house holds the kitchen island, a raised planter and the constructing’s air flow shaft — every of that are clad in chrome shells. The daring materials is balanced out by the assertion making ceiling, composed of stepped beams of uncooked concrete. Moreover, the flooring, painted a heat white, assist the silver particulars in distributing extra mild across the open house.

The closet partitions are painted in a heat shade of inexperienced, connecting the interiors to the greenery simply outdoors of the event and within the raised planter, stuffed with tropical foliage. Furnishings and decor decisions lean additional into the pure with fluid textures offered by a big marble eating desk and a round rug that includes a lichen-like technicolor design.

See photos of the renovation within the gallery above.