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Sumaré House by Isay Weinfeld Arquitecto
Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld designed this house for a graphic designer in São Paulo with a studio situated below street level opening onto a garden.
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Called Sumaré House and completed in 2007, the two-storey house features a studio and a long étagère to display the owners work.
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The project also includes a space for ballet and a swimming pool on the upper floor, next to the clients bedroom.
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See our previous story about the Havianas store in São Paulo by Isay Weinfeld.
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Here's some more information from Isay Weinfeld:
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Sumaré house is located in São Paulo, and was designed for a graphic designer.
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The client wanted a spacious house, where she could work, exercise, entertain friends and, of course, live in.
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Thus, we had to fit an atelier, a swimming pool and a space for ballet routines into the house, along with ample entertaining areas, two bedrooms and all other rooms suitable to a residence.
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The plot is not a small one (700 sq mt), but due to construction (height) restriction laws, the building should not exceed 2 floors, and an underground floor was necessary.
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There, we placed the caretaker's quarters and the atelier – as both areas open onto small but nice lawns, one does not feel like being underground at all.
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On the middle floor, a few steps above street level, there are the sitting and dining rooms, the kitchen and a larger lawn.
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In the living room, we designed a long étagère so the owner could display her collection, ranging from works of art to design and vintage objects.
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On the upper floor, there are the bedrooms – hers and a guest's – and the "facilities" for physical exercising: ballet and swimming.
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As this is a space she meant for private use mainly, she liked it when we suggested having it by her bedroom, enclosed only by a screen of pre-cast concrete blocks, through which she would be able to see the city skyline far away.
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Above all, on the uppermost level, there is a wood-decked outdoors entertaining area, perfect for a get together, by day or by night.
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Author: Isay Weinfeld
Collabotator: Domingos Pascali
Project Manager: Monica Cappa Santoni
Team: Juliana Scalizi, Elisa Canjani, Ilza fujimura, Marina cappochi, Juliana Garcia, Leandro Garcia, Gustavo Benthien, Priscila Araújo, Fábio Rudnik
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Beginning of project: April 2003
Opening: May 2007
Construction area: 598,39 m²
Plot area: 700 m²