Text description provided by the architects. Designed by the architect Franz Heep in 1953, the Lausanne building is an important example of Brazilian modern architecture. The building´s main facade, animated by colorful sliding brise-soleil, faces the Higienopolis avenue and the English Club, while the rear facade opens the apartments to FAU Maranhao, an old mansion designed by Ramos de Azevedo that now houses the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Sao Paulo.

Plan

The apartment´s internal organization is clear: the frontal block shelters the social and intimate spaces, while the back quadrant receives the service areas. For the development of this project we made an interpretation of the original design to adapt it to the new resident´s needs. The service area and bathrooms were fully redone and the kitchen was integrated into the living room, creating a fluid space that is illuminated by the two opposing facades. The original living room partitions , built of wood, were re-made with a structure of steel and fabric, gaining lightness and translucency.

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• Architect

  GOAA – Gusmao Otero Arquitetos Associados

• Location

  Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

• Category

  Apartment Interiors

• Lead Architect

  Guido Otero, Ricardo Gusmao

• Collaborators

  Felipe Barradas, Murilo Zidan

• Area

  180.0 m2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Pedro Kok