Isabelle and Fernando were looking for a home that met their family routine needs and was close to their daughter's school, in the Vila Madalena neighborhood. They found a house built in the 1940s, largely preserved with its original configuration, located on a 300m² lot, featuring a two-story main house and a two-story annex.
Project name
Isabelle and Fernando's House (Casa Vila Madalena)
Architecture firm
Karen Evangelisti and Marcos Mendes, when they were partners at Iná Arquitetura (Karen and Marcos are now partners at Goiva Arquitetura)
Location
Vila Beatriz, São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Maira Acayaba
Principal architect
Karen Evangelisti, Marcos Mendes
Client
Isabelle and Fernando
Typology
Residential › House
In search of a space that reflected their architectural identity, Goiva Arquitetura found a new location with a homely feel without losing the necessary functionality of a modern office. The chosen site, located in a historic building constructed with concrete and wood and surrounded by green areas, matched their desired essence.
Project name
Goiva Office
Architecture firm
Goiva Arquitetura
Location
Vila Madalena, São Paulo, Brazil
Principal architect
Karen Evangelisti, Marcos Mendes
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Newly arrived in São Paulo with their two children, Juliana and Gabriel desired to renovate their new apartment.
Project name
Gabriel and Juliana's Apartment
Architecture firm
Goiva Arquitetura
Location
Jardins, São Paulo, Brazil
Design team
Karen Evangelisti and Marcos Mendes, former partners at Iná Arquitetura. Karen and Marcos are currently partners at Goiva Arquitetura.
Environmental & MEP engineering
Typology
Residential › Apartment
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
With an original floor plan from the 1970s, Flávia's apartment is located in the Jardim Paulista neighborhood of São Paulo and is 160 m². Outdated for contemporary living, the property had a generous laundry area, larger than the kitchen, and a segmented floor plan.
Project name
Flávia's Apartament
Architecture firm
Goiva Arquitetura, Iná Arquitetura
Location
Jardins, São Paulo, Brazil
Principal architect
Karen Evangelisti, Marcos Mendes
Environmental & MEP engineering
Tools used
software used for drawing, modeling, rendering, postproduction
Typology
Residential › Apartment
