Text description provided by the architects. The Morumbi Corporate complex is situated in Sao Paulo’s newly expanding southern zone’s hub near the traditional mall, Shopping Morumbi.

The concept of urbanity guided this project, composed of two corporate buildings integrated with each other and their surroundings. The complex is accessible to the city, having no low railings or fences but with wide sidewalks and semi-public spaces that take into consideration the line-up of the neighboring buildings. The positioning of the lower tower took into account the alignment of the neighboring Rochavera building while the taller tower is aligned with the street.

Floor Plan

The raised basement between both towers delineates the space for social interaction featuring a square that connects the towers. The elevated square incorporates a food court and social area accessed by an escalator in the hall of the convention center on the ground floor and thus serves as a semi-public space.

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• Architects

  aflalo/gasperini arquitetos

• Location

  R. Henri Dunant, 1383 – Vila Sao Francisco, Sao Paulo – SP, 04710-230, Brazil

• Category

  Office Buildings

• Authors

  Felipe Aflalo, Roberto Aflalo, Giancarlo Gasperini

• Coordinators

  Grazzieli Gomes, Milene Sabbag Abla, Tania Yang

• Architecture Team

  Ana Carolina Neves Pinheiro, Andre Navarro, Arnaldo Razzante, Arthur Moniz, Caio Vinicius Correa, Cristiana Rodrigues, Daniel Braz de Medeiros, Daniela Mungai, Danielle Gomes, Eder Fabio, Eduardo Babadopulos, Eduardo Mizuka, Fabio de Bem, Jose Messias da Silva, Ligia Meirelles, Marcelo Yukio Nagai, Marina Mermelstein, Mario de Bem, Monica Rodrigues, Natasha Taylor, Natercio Cortes, Patricia N. Rodrigues Peselli, Yuri Vital

• Area

  135230.0 m2

• Project Year

  2013

• Photographs

  Ana Mello