239 House in São Paulo, Brazil by UNA Arquitetos.Designed by UNA Arquitetos, this essentially Brutalist concrete building, built in São Paulo, Brazil, is not the heavy and dense structure you might otherwise expect it to be. Comprised of what is two separate buildings wrapped around...
Common Sense Exhibition at Lina Bo Bardi’s Glass House in São Paulo.Common Sense brought together 7 renowned designers who produced original pieces from Portuguese stone, presented inside Lina Bo Bardi's iconic Glass...
Retail Store With an Indoor Garden in São Paulo, Brazil by Vão Arquitetura.Retail spaces for fashion are about negotiating existing visual references in the form of an aesthetic that celebrates the brand as well as its customers. In a world of competing pop-up stores and online shopping, the approach to retail is...
Stories On Design // Built Into Nature.Today we take a world wide tour of seriously incredible examples of architecture that not only address their context and interact with their surrounds, the sites they occupy form the key ingredient that architects have used in the overall...
AN House in Paraná, Brazil by Guilherme Torres.The modest, unassuming exterior of AN House in Paraná, Brazil, completely belies the enormity of the building tucked in behind it. Designed for a couple with three teenage daughters, it’s a parents’ dream home. A sanctuary no...
Young Brazilian Product Designer Pedro Paulo Venzon.When it comes to furniture design, this young Brazilian is totally smashing it out of the ballpark. Pedro Paulo Venzon has a unique style and has been producing minimalist objects and furniture since 2011. He combines Brazil’s love of...
Stories On Design // Swimming Pools.Swimming Pools are like pom-poms. Everybody loves them. Ok, that may not be true (about pom-poms at least - that's probably just me), although you have to admit that Swimmings Pools feel like opening a can of instant happiness. Yay! For...
Fazenda Boa Vista: Equestrian Centre Clubhouse by Isay Weinfeld.Brazilian architect Isay Weinfeld has recently unveiled the stunning Equestrian Centre Clubhouse in Porto Feliz, Brazil. This building is the latest addition to the Fazenda Boa Vista, a huge residential and hospitality complex that has...
CSF House in São Paulo, Brazil by Felipe Hess.Originally designed by modernist architect Zenon Lotufo in the late 1940s, this house in São Paulo, Brazil underwent a complete renovation and an extension designed by Felipe Hess. Initially a single-level house with ‘butterfly’...
