Cravinhos Apartment / Helena Meirelles arquitetura + Rodrigo Quintella Messina

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Text description provided by the architects. There is a recent rediscovery of the potential of small buildings in São Paulo. Their proximity to the street and the tree canopy enhances and intensifies the relationship between residents and the city so that those who inhabit them feel more at home than in an apartment. 

Cravinhos Apartment / Helena Meirelles arquitetura + Rodrigo Quintella Messina - Interior Photography, Living Room, Sofa, Windows, Table, Chair, Beam
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How can a project take advantage of this condition, that is, turn an apartment into a home?

Cravinhos Apartment / Helena Meirelles arquitetura + Rodrigo Quintella Messina - Interior Photography, Dining room, Windows, Chair, Beam
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Cravinhos Apartment / Helena Meirelles arquitetura + Rodrigo Quintella Messina - Interior Photography, Living Room, Windows, Table, Chair, Beam
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It is typical for an interior design project to encounter unexpected elements during its renovation. On the top floor of the Cravinhos Building, we encountered a four-water-trussed wooden roof, with carved joints and tie rods, a level of craftsmanship that only handwork could achieve. 

Cravinhos Apartment / Helena Meirelles arquitetura + Rodrigo Quintella Messina - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Windows, Beam, Countertop
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Cravinhos Apartment / Helena Meirelles arquitetura + Rodrigo Quintella Messina - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Beam
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To highlight this encounter, the stucco was demolished and part of the clay brick masonry was reused to build a new infrastructure core that includes the kitchen, two bathrooms, laundry, and a closet. Detached from the perimeter of the apartment and the roof, to ensure natural light and cross ventilation, the entire apartment revolves around this element, on which a metal structure was also placed to create a mezzanine for a workspace. 

Cravinhos Apartment / Helena Meirelles arquitetura + Rodrigo Quintella Messina - Interior Photography, Windows, Beam
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Imagining the evidence and turning an apartment into a home, is the premise of the project.

Cravinhos Apartment / Helena Meirelles arquitetura + Rodrigo Quintella Messina - Interior Photography, Table, Beam
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Cite: "Cravinhos Apartment / Helena Meirelles arquitetura + Rodrigo Quintella Messina" [Apartamento Cravinhos / Helena Meirelles arquitetura + Rodrigo Quintella Messina] 17 Jan 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1012287/cravinhos-apartment-helena-meirelles-arquitetura-plus-rodrigo-quintella-messina> ISSN 0719-8884

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