Amabile Apartment
AMABILE APARTMENT
Denis Joelsons
ARCHITECTS
Denis Joelsons
LEAD ARCHITECT
Denis joelsons
PROJECT TEAM
João Marujo
GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
Esmeraldo Bispo
PHOTOGRAPHS
Pedro Kok
AREA
92 m²
YEAR
2022
LOCATION
São Paulo, Brazil
CATEGORY
Refurbishment, Apartment Interiors
English description provided by the architects.
When Amabile invited me to visit the apartment, her initial plan was to install a gas water heater and refresh the spaces.
The apartment was dark, with the bedrooms facing the street and the social areas facing the neighboring lot.
In 1953, when the building was approved, Rua José Maria Lisboa was still a tree-lined street with a small-town feel. Today, the setting is completely different. In addition to vehicle traffic, the street is bustling with shops and services.
Updating the space required a radical inversion of the original layout: the bedrooms were moved to the quieter side formerly occupied by the kitchen and living room, facing the neighboring lot.
Meanwhile, the social areas were relocated to the former bedroom spaces, opening up to the balcony and the street view, which had previously been restricted to the private quarters of the home.
