Icaro Jardins da Graciosa Building / Studio Arthur Casas

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  • Author: Arthur Casas
  • Coauthor: Gabriel Ranieri
  • Design Team: Regiane Khristian, Cadu Villela, Ana Beatriz Braga, Natalia Minas, Marcelo Beretta, Beto Cabariti, Reginaldo Machado, Rodrigo Pt, Deborah Branca, Flávia Rocha, Raissa Furlan, Nara Teles, Raimundo Borges, Rafel Palombo, Victória Chaves, Camilla Dall’Oca, Raul Cano, Lucas Takaoka, Henrique Zulian
  • Landscaping: Renata Tilli
  • Contractor: AG7
  • Consultor Landspace: Arquea
  • Consultor Structure: Kalkulo
  • Consultor Electric: Vectra
  • Consultor Hydraulics : Liahonda
  • Consultor Air Conditioner: Michelena
  • Consultor Business Management: Geiah
  • Consultor Safety: Haganá
  • Consultor Budget: Ensoma
  • Projection Area: 42657 ft²
  • Country: Brazil
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Icaro Jardins da Graciosa Building / Studio Arthur Casas - Exterior Photography, Facade
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Text description provided by the architects. A visit to the terrain was fundamental in the conceiving of this three-tower complex project - the first executed by the Studio in the city of Curitiba. With 21 apartments divided into the 3 buildings, the grounding principles were to make the most of natural lighting while also ensuring residents’ privacy: the design had to keep the towers from blocking each other’s light and avoid establishing visual contact between apartments.

Icaro Jardins da Graciosa Building / Studio Arthur Casas - Exterior Photography, Concrete, Garden
© Eduardo Macarios
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Section 01
Icaro Jardins da Graciosa Building / Studio Arthur Casas - Interior Photography, Windows, Facade
© Eduardo Macarios

A number of studies were necessary during the development process, including the use of a drone to analyze the sunlight received and view guaranteed to the units on higher floors.

Icaro Jardins da Graciosa Building / Studio Arthur Casas - Interior Photography, Dining room, Table, Chair
© Eduardo Macarios
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Plan - Tower 1
Icaro Jardins da Graciosa Building / Studio Arthur Casas - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Table, Chair
© Eduardo Macarios

Seeking for an integration between Architecture and Landscape, Renata Tilli’s project brought a protagonism to green areas. Planters stretch around the building, embracing floor after floor and establishing a visual identity for the whole; they serve to filter the view for those apartments that overlook the forest and the golf course abutting the lot.

Icaro Jardins da Graciosa Building / Studio Arthur Casas - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Eduardo Macarios

Verandas provide circulation along nearly the whole of the perimeter on each floor, blurring the borders between interior and exterior spaces and providing one with the impression of being in a house.

A cobogó wall specially designed by the Studio marks the building’s entrance, facilitating the ventilation and horizontality of the project. The apartments, with generously proportioned, integrated spaces, have flexible layouts and can be adapted to the needs of future residents.

Icaro Jardins da Graciosa Building / Studio Arthur Casas - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Eduardo Macarios

The structure’s concrete supports seek an equilibrium, serving as a counterpoint to the wood and glass of the facade – materials that emphasize the design’s root concepts of permeability and transparency.

Icaro Jardins da Graciosa Building / Studio Arthur Casas - Exterior Photography, Concrete, Column, Courtyard
© Eduardo Macarios

Ícaro rethinks traditional concepts, bringing a notion of scale that refers more to a home than an apartment - such privacy and breadth provided in their environments.

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Address:Curitiba - State of Paraná, Brazil

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Cite: "Icaro Jardins da Graciosa Building / Studio Arthur Casas" [Edifício Ícaro Jardins da Graciosa / Studio Arthur Casas] 23 Jul 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/944241/icaro-jardins-da-graciosa-building-studio-arthur-casas> ISSN 0719-8884

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