Son of Iemanjá, Father of Saint, Son of Candomblé... it could be a story about religion of African origin, as well as the elements coming from terreiros (houses and community complexes) to give rise to a shelter. Refúgio do Sol / Sun Refuge, as the name suggests: a small cozy shelter that protects users from the scorching sun in the heart of the Br...
Project name
Refúgio do Sol / Sun Refuge
Architecture firm
AzulPitanga
Location
Barbalha, Ceará, Brazil
Principal architect
André Moraes and Carolina Mapurunga
Design team
André Moraes, Carolina Mapurunga and Andressa Gomes
Collaborators
Andressa Gomes
Interior design
AzulPitanga and clients
Visualization
AzulPitanga
Tools used
SketchUp, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Construction
João, Francisco, Pedrinho and Ciçô
Material
Rammed earth, hand rammed earth and reinforced mortar
Client
Glauberto Quirino and Marcos Vasques
Typology
Residential › House
Occupying the former train and car parking lot, known as "Rabicho da Tijuca,", the JBMC Arquitetura e Urbanismo project for Uruguai Station is part of the extension of Metro Line 1 in Tijuca, North Zone of Rio de Janeiro. A renewal where the concept of sustainability permeated the entire project, as it involved the retrofitting of a massive undergr...
Project name
Uruguai Metro Station
Architecture firm
JBMC Arquitetura e Urbanismo
Location
Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Principal architect
João Batista Martinez Corrêa
Design team
Beatriz Pimenta Corrêa, Cecilia Pires, Cynthia Melo, Emiliano Homrich, FredericoFreitas, Gabriela Assis, Pedro Câmara and Sandra Morikawa. Interns: Caio D´Alfonso, Carina Oshita, Diogo Luz, Mariana Nito, Nara Borges and Raffaella Yacar
Collaborators
Carlos Azevedo Arquitetura, Elcio and Yokoyama Arquitetura
Typology
Transport & Infrastructure
The match between Goiva Arquitetura, led by partners Marcos Mendes and Karen Evangelisti, and the couple Manu and Alf happened right from the start. After seeing other work by the architects, the clients chose them to renovate their new home on the west side of São Paulo.
Project name
Manu and Alf's House
Architecture firm
Goiva Arquitetura
Location
Jardim Paulistano, São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Maira Acayaba
Principal architect
Marcos Mendes and Karen Evangelisti
Typology
Residential › House
The project for the Laguna House was designed as a response to the interpretation of its context, with a sensitive and subjective reading of the site and the needs of the people who will inhabit the space.
Project name
Laguna House
Architecture firm
Tetro Arquitetura
Location
Condomínio Costa Laguna, Alphaville Lagoa dos Ingleses, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Principal architect
Carlos Maia, Débora Mendes, Igor Macedo
Collaborators
Laura Georgia Rodrigues Layoun, Déborah Martins, Thamara Faria, Octavio Pena
Structural engineer
MV Estruturas
Environmental & MEP
Hydraulic installations project: GS Engenharia. Electrical installation design: Antônio Sérgio Carvalho
Construction
Rodrigo Galo
Material
Concrete, Glass, Steel, Stone
Typology
Residential › House
The brief was for a house that was functional, integrated and in contact with nature, characteristics that are part of the DNA of the Truvian Arquitetura office, which is responsible for the project.
Project name
Pendulum House
Architecture firm
Truvian Arquitetura
Location
Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Landscape
Pendulum swing by Tidelli (Indoor garden)
Material
Façade: lead-colored metal beams and pergolas and Ecobrick Grezzo Castelatto cladding. Garage ceiling and wall: metal lath with corten finish. Washroom: Umbrella mirror by Léo Romano
Typology
Residential › House
The 675 m² apartment located in the center of Vila Nova Conceição, in São Paulo, was completely reformed to accommodate a young couple well-informed about the latest news in the architecture and design market.
Project name
Vila Nova Conceição Apartment
Architecture firm
Andrea Balastreire Arquitetura e Design de Interiores
Location
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Renato Navarro
Principal architect
Andrea Balastreire
Design team
Joao Aniso Andrade
Collaborators
Architects Thayna Guimaraes and Ana Bezerra
Interior design
Andrea Balastreire Arquitetura e Design de Interiores
Environmental & MEP engineering
Civil engineer
Lammart Construction
Structural engineer
Lammart Construction
Landscape
Ricardo Pessuto Landscaping
Construction
Labluz Store
Supervision
Thayna Guimaraes
Visualization
Initial project presented in 3D
Tools used
CAD, Sketshup, Lumion and Gimp
Typology
Residential › Apartment
The project was developed for a couple with two children, one aged nine and the other aged 12. With a hybrid work routine, they have more than one home office environment at home. This way, they can choose where to work, whether both or just one of them are in the property. They like to have leisure time, talk, drink, receive friends and watch stre...
Project name
GoUp_Nebraska
Architecture firm
Go Up Arquitetura
Location
Brooklin Novo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Photography
Leo Giantomasi
Principal architect
Juliana Silva, Amanda Mori, Denis Mignoli
Design team
Juliana Silva, Amanda Mori, Denis Mignoli, Michele Taetti, Marina Cassiano
Collaborators
Juliana Silva, Amanda Mori, Denis Mignoli, Michele Taetti, Marina Cassiano
Interior design
Go Up Arquitetura
Environmental & MEP engineering
not applicable
Lighting
Go Up Arquitetura
Construction
Go Up Arquitetura
Supervision
Go Up Arquitetura
Visualization
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Layout
Client
Flavia Bacar Siqueira
Typology
Residential › Apartment
Templo do latim templum, means sacred place – but what are the characteristics that define the sacredness of a space? Is it also of an ecumenical nature? There are plenty of questions, there are no answers. Given this narrative, its implementation takes place in a condominium of residential lots in the bucolic territory of Aldeia, metropolitan regi...
Project name
Aldeia Temple
Architecture firm
NEBR Arquitetura
Location
São Lourenço da Mata, Pernambuco, Brazil
Photography
Felipe Petrovsky
Principal architect
Edson Muniz (author)
Design team
NEBR Arquitetura
Collaborators
Mateus Andrade
Civil engineer
RR Construções
Structural engineer
RR Construções
Lighting
NEBR Arquitetura
Supervision
NEBR Arquitetura
Construction
RR Construções
Typology
Institutional › Temple
