House Next Door / Guelo Nunes Arquitetura

Located in Alto de Pinheiros, the house was purchased by the client as na investment, with the goal of renovating it for rent.  With this premise in mind, our guiding principal was a renovation with good cost-benefit, aiming to transform the space to meet the expected quality for this type of rental while minimizing construction costs and considering future maintenance.

BINÔME Multi-residence / APPAREIL architecture

Binome stands as a bold project offering a contemporary and sensitive approach to urban densification. Unique in its kind, this five-unit residential building provides an enriched living experience through thoughtful architectural quality and respectful integration into its context. The clients—owners of a vacant lot between their duplex and a multi-unit building—envisioned a forward-thinking infill project: to offer high-quality collective housing that would promote cohabitation and intergenerational diversity within the neighborhood. "We dreamed of a building with a different kind of architecture—made up of two volumes and a central courtyard—allowing for more housing, ideally affordable", Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse, co-owner of Binome.

House among Oaks / More&Co

The house unfolds across the site, blending naturally into the holm oak grove in which it stands. It weaves around and integrates the existing trees, adapting effortlessly to the gentle slope of the terrain. The program is broken down into three main volumes, all on a single level, connected by transitional spaces that dissolve into the landscape through transparent enclosures. These three pitched-roof volumes—reminiscent of small houses, in line with local regulations—progressively retreat into the plot in search of greater intimacy among the densest clusters of trees. Each interior space is paired with its own outdoor counterpart, extending the living area and opening up multiple views and interactions with the natural surroundings.

Improvised Aesthetics: The Appropriation of Grassroots Adaptive Reuse

Adaptive reuse has become a buzzword in the architecture industry. Framed as a sustainable and economical solution to urban decay, the practice has been adopted by cities facing pressures of climate change, real estate constraints, and cultural preservation. Architects are increasingly being hired to rehabilitate the old rather than build anew. Within this discourse is a growing sentiment towards who gets to reuse and how.

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