Garú Apartment / Estúdio BRA


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  • Architects: Estúdio BRA
  • Location: Guarujá – State of São Paulo, Brazil
  • Authors: André Di Gregorio, Rodrigo Maçonilio
  • Architects In Charge: André Di Gregorio, Rodrigo Maçonilio
  • Team: Julia Lazcano, Alanna Scarcelli, Júlia Brückmann
  • Area: 96.0 m2
  • Project Year: 2017
  • Photographs: Maíra Acayaba
  • Woodwork: Rutra Marcenaria
  • Lighting: Reka Iluminação
  • Glasses: Selvvva

© Maíra Acayaba

© Maíra Acayaba

Text description provided by the architects. The new address of a retired couple on the coast of São Paulo. The architectural intervention in the existing space was based on the decompartmentalization of the environments that were once fragmented did not represent the lifestyle of the residents.


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© Maíra Acayaba

Sketch Floor Plan

Sketch Floor Plan

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© Maíra Acayaba

After renovation, kitchen, dining room, living room and balcony have become a single space, allowing different possibilities of use in the day to day. The subtraction of part of the walls provided, besides the visual permeability, the best air circulation throughout the social area.


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© Maíra Acayaba

The apartment is now organized in four different boxes of uses, marked by four different colors and textures: wood, concrete, white and blue. The wood at the multifunctional furniture designed by the architects marks the interaction between living and dining room. The furniture is support for electronic appliances, drawers, bar, and living sofa. Already at night that furniture works as a large lamp.


© Maíra Acayaba

© Maíra Acayaba

The concrete present in the walls and at the doors, evidence and organizes the program destined to the couple and their son. The white color organizes the program for guests, there are always friends who come to spend the weekend at the beach and enjoy the company of the couple. The blue color marks the volume of the kitchen and laundry area.


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© Maíra Acayaba