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Vila Campo Belo House

Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio

Vila Campo Belo House

DT Estúdio

ARCHITECTS
Dt Estúdio

AREA
110 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
São Paulo, Brazil

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation

Text description provided by architect.

A couple of architects from DT Studio, during one of their bike rides, passed by a closed condo in Sao Paulo and decided to take a look.

Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio
Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio

The condo was unpretentious, consisting of seven houses with its original facades from 60’s. They had heard that none of them had been put for sale for the last 18 years, but at that moment, one was for sale. The couple immediately started to daydream and make plans.

It was everything they always wanted: A charming home with 100m², side corridor that could be transformed into a garden, a small room in the backyard that could be set as an office / guest bedroom, large rooms and efficient circulation.

Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio
Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio

The very next day, they called the salesperson and then closed the deal.

The greatest source of inspiration for the project was that the house had been kept very close to its original state.

Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio
Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio

It didn’t take them much to define the concept: The general characteristics of the house would be kept and highlighted, therefore, creating a new, modern identity for the residence.

The first decision taken was to remove the wall that separated the kitchen from the living and dining room, creating, thus, a large multipurpose room.

Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio
Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio

To do so, a structural reinforcement was needed and the new steel beam would be apparent.

The room in the backyard has been completely modified to house the service area and office with private bathroom that could be reversed into a guest suite.

Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio
Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio

A frame of three sheets, two made of glass and one screened would open both spaces to the garden.

The highlight here is the charming three-color hydraulic floor tiles in the outdoor area and also inside the little house in the backyard.

Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio
Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio

The kitchen vitro gave place to two sliding doors and the room received a wood floor with another new format and pagination. From the backyard we can see the ample space comprising kitchen, dining and lounge.

Special attention was devoted to the multipurpose room: The color palette of blues and grays was balanced with the warm tones of the Pequiá wood floor and brick wall.

In the kitchen, the technocement contrasts with red and white cabinets. The countertop is Caesarstone Osprey.

Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio
Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio

As for lighting, the original molding was “mirrored” to the kitchen, creating a homogeneous light distribution.

Glass sconces, a Foscarini Chouchin pendant over the dinner table and a Parentesi lampshade were proposed for localized lighting.

A lower window close to the kitchen floor allows a view of the garden and keeps privacy.

Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio
Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio

The wooden windows of the rooms as well as the iron bars of the windows and railings were kept. The decoration took architects: Dark wooden antique furniture pieces, inherited and of sentimental value, were mixed with clean contemporary pieces in bright wood.

The bedrooms had their original parquet floor of Peroba Rosa restored and its doors painted in blue. The upper floor bathroom has been completely redesigned to create a better use of space.

Emphasis on the hydraulic floor tiles with a “fish spine” pagination that contrasts with the overall white.

Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio


Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio
Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio
Vila Campo Belo House
© Carolina Ribeiro / Revoada Estúdio


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