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Brazilian studio Bloco Arquitetos has stripped back an apartment in Brasília built in the 1960s and added in translucent glass to reveal the existing concrete block facade. 308 S apartment is located in Brasília’s model superquadra, which is one of the first completed apartment blocks of the urban design plan conceived by architect Lucio Costa […] More
Architect Leandro Garcia has renovated an apartment for a family’s holiday home near the beach in Matinhos, Brazil and filled it with vintage Brazilian furniture. Measuring 158 square metres, the three-bedroom unit is close to a sandy beach called Praia Mansa de Caioba and has views of the Atlantic Ocean. Garcia renovated the unit, aptly […] More
The interior of this São Paulo patisserie is designed by Dezembro Arquitetos to answer the question, how does it feel to be inside a croissant? Dezembro Arquitetos, led by architects Marcos Bresser and Thiago Maurelio, designed a series of pastry-inspired details for Mintchi Croissant in Pinheiros. These include a lightweight cardboard ceiling and furniture elements created using […] More
Creamy brick walls, terracotta tiles and tropical plants feature in this São Paulo apartment by Brazilian designer Melina Romano, which is intended to feel “modern and bucolic”. The project’s name, Hygge Studio, refers to the Scandinavian word used to describe a sense of cosiness and contentment. The apartment contains a living room, kitchen and a […] More
Brazilian firm MNMA has used render, wood panelling, and limestone to complete the minimal aesthetic of this shoe shop in São Paulo. The studio overhauled a concrete structure in the Brazilian city to create the retail space for local company Selo, which specialises in handmade shoes. The white cement exterior and pale tones of the […] More
