JPE 34 Apartment

JPE 34 Apartment
© Fran Parente
JPE 34 Apartment
© Fran Parente

JPE 34 Apartment

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ARCHITECTS
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ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Fernando Paál

ENGINEERING
Ipo Engenharia

CLIENTS
Jpe

PROJECT TEAM
Fernando Paál, Livia Baldini, Bruna Felix

MANUFACTURERS
Autodesk, Roca, Saint-gobain, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Bg 27 Galeria, Botteh, Brastemp, Celite Metais, Celso Orsini, Comavi, Deca, Labluz, Ladrilhos Saltense, Luisa Bianchetti, Pedra De Esquina, Pial Plus, Robson, Tintas Coral, Tramontina, Traço Final, +5

PHOTOGRAPHS
Fran Parente

AREA
1184 Ft²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Vila Buarque, Brazil

CATEGORY
Renovation, Apartment Interiors

Text description provided by architect.

Hidden in a nice building of modernist architecture from the 50s, this apartment was found in the city center by the client after almost 1 year of intense searches. 

JPE 34 Apartment
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JPE 34 Apartment
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The apartment needed to be put down for technical reasons and the client's own need.

The strategy adopted by the office was to join the hydraulic core in a loose block in the middle of the apartment to allow free circulation around it.

Some structural surprises modified the initial concept, but through the bathroom of the suite this fluidity is still very organic.

JPE 34 Apartment
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JPE 34 Apartment
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In this hydraulic review, the old kitchen became a laundry – a new kitchen was added to the living room using woodwork and the old laundry became a private terrace that privileges the curious architectural elements of the facade.

The original terrace was integrated into the living room, that gained more space with the opening of the second bedroom.

JPE 34 Apartment
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JPE 34 Apartment
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JPE 34 Apartment
© Fran Parente

We tried to recover all the original finishes like the oak flooring and where it was not possible, we used the hydraulic tile in 3 different colors that sometimes appear on the floor, sometimes on the gable of the kitchen, bringing a more handmade and relaxed atmosphere to these spaces.

The windows are the originals that were restored and the glass was replaced by the corrugated glass that is part of the original design of the building.

JPE 34 Apartment
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JPE 34 Apartment
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JPE 34 Apartment
© Fran Parente
JPE 34 Apartment
© Fran Parente
JPE 34 Apartment
© Fran Parente
JPE 34 Apartment
© Fran Parente
JPE 34 Apartment
© Fran Parente


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Kitchen extension
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Bathroom Extension


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