Crazy Beautiful SPenthouse in São Paulo by Studio MK27.

Designed by Studio MK27, the SPenthouse sits at the summit of a newly built São Paulo apartment building. The project, overseen by Marcio Kogan, Diana Radomysler and Luciana Antunes, sought to address the demands of the brief with minimal division, shaping an interior with seamless spatial continuity. Infinite circulation paths accentuate fluidity between the spaces, and configure functional pathways by providing clear spatial understanding for the residents and their guests. Oversized corridors create a clear distinction between public and private zones, while acting as ‘galleries’ for the display of clients’ extensive object & art collections, transforming the idea of a hallway into a memorable architectural experience.

The fundamental premise for the architectural response was to create a cozy and solemn atmosphere, where the bespoke fittings and furniture designed especially for the apartment would sit in harmony with furniture design classics. Among the selected furniture are original Brazilian, Scandinavian and Italian pieces signed by Hugo Fança, Hans Wegner, Franco Albini and Gio Ponti among others. The internal walls were treated as continuous surfaces covered in timber panels and Corten steel. In the public areas, the floors are covered in travertine, while the bedrooms feature timber underfoot. Each texture and finish was treated as a single, uninterrupted plane, with great attention paid to where the two materials meet.

The living room is designed as a space for social gatherings. The room is defined by the use of large floor rugs in neutral shades, similar in colour to the travertine floor, providing a delicate and textural base to the room. Adding to the delicate nature of the space, the lighting is kept mostly indirect, supplemented with floor and table lamps.

The apartment is organised over three floors. The first floor houses the bedrooms. The second floor accommodates the home office, the kitchen, dining and living room. The top floor has a double-height ceiling, and houses the library, the undercover swimming pool, winter garden and the gym. Finely slatted timber cladding lines the walls around the pool, while the ceiling is covered in woven metal sheets. Timber finds it’s way inside the adjacent library space, where the joinery walls were designed as dizzying high full-height bookshelves, with timber wrapping around the walls and the ceiling. As if this wasn’t enough of a WOW-factor for one space, the room is made complete with a helluva view over São Paulo, framed by a window cut out of the bookshelf modules. In-f*cking-sane.

***Drools all over herself.***