Warehouse Renovation: 12 Projects Reusing Industrial Structures in Brazil

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Architecture has been increasingly focusing on adaptive reuse, taking advantage of the opportunity to redesign existing spaces to provide new purposes while also reducing damage to the environment. In this context, recycling warehouses is quite usual and is becoming more popular every day because these spaces often have large open plans which allow many different layouts.

Flex buildings used to be designed for warehouses and factories, but today they are being used for a variety of purposes. As cities continue to grow, many warehouses that were once in the outskirts have become part of the urban fabric, their locations have become more valuable, and thus people started investing in these spaces for all sorts of different businesses. We have selected twelve projects in Brazil that have transformed these structures into offices, art galleries, restaurants, and schools. These designs highlight the choice of materials and lighting solutions, both artificial and natural, through roof tiles for example, which provide greater comfort for the users.

Offices

SouSmile Headquarters / SuperLimão Studio

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SouSmile Headquarters / SuperLimão Studio. Photo: © Maira Acayaba
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SouSmile Headquarters / SuperLimão Studio. Photo: © Maira Acayaba

Guardaroba Office / SMF Archi Group + Sommacal Maia Arquitetos + MS. Fiacadori

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Guardaroba Office / SMF Archi Group + Sommacal Maia Arquitetos + MS. Fiacadori. Photo: © Carolina Lacaz
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Axonometric Projection - Guardaroba Office / SMF Archi Group + Sommacal Maia Arquitetos + MS. Fiacadori

Thyssenkrupp GSS / Arquitetura Nacional

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Thyssenkrupp GSS / Arquitetura Nacional. Photo: © Marcelo Donadussi
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Axonometric Projection - Thyssenkrupp GSS / Arquitetura Nacional

Royal FIC Headquarters / Eduardo Borges Barcellos + Grupo Garoa

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Royal FIC Headquarters / Eduardo Borges Barcellos + Grupo Garoa. Photo: © Pedro Napolitano Prata
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Royal FIC Headquarters / Eduardo Borges Barcellos + Grupo Garoa. Photo: © Pedro Napolitano Prata

Studio Pier 88 / Pietro Terlizzi Arquitetura

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Studio Pier 88 / Pietro Terlizzi Arquitetura. Photo: © Guilherme Pucci
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Studio Pier 88 / Pietro Terlizzi Arquitetura. Photo: © Guilherme Pucci

Galleries

Galpão VB / Gui Paoliello Arquiteto

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Galpão VB / Gui Paoliello Arquiteto. Photo: © Pedro Vannucchi
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Galpão VB / Gui Paoliello Arquiteto. Photo: © Pedro Vannucchi

Galpão Fortes Vilaça / Tacoa Arquitetos

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Galpão Fortes Vilaça / Tacoa Arquitetos. Photo: © Leonardo Finotti
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Galpão Fortes Vilaça / Tacoa Arquitetos. Photo: © Leonardo Finotti

Schools

Casa Fundamental Kindergarten / Gabriel Castro + Marcos Franchini + Pedro Haruf

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Casa Fundamental Kindergarten / Gabriel Castro + Marcos Franchini + Pedro Haruf. Photo Courtesy of Gabriel Castro / Reverbo
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Casa Fundamental Kindergarten / Gabriel Castro + Marcos Franchini + Pedro Haruf. Photo Courtesy of Gabriel Castro / Reverbo

Wish21 School / Garoa

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Wish21 School / Garoa. Photo: © Paula Monroy
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Axonometric Projection - Wish21 School / Garoa

Restaurants and stores

Futuro Refeitório Restaurant / Felipe Hess Arquitetos

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Futuro Refeitório Restaurant / Felipe Hess Arquitetos. Photo: © Fran Parente
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Futuro Refeitório Restaurant / Felipe Hess Arquitetos. Photo: © Fran Parente

Descoberta Café / Estúdio Vinicius Macêdo

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Descoberta Café / Estúdio Vinicius Macêdo. Photo: © Felipe Petrovsky
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Descoberta Café / Estúdio Vinicius Macêdo. Photo: © Felipe Petrovsky

MALHA / Tadu Arquitetura

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MALHA / Tadu Arquitetura. Photo: © Ilana Bessler
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MALHA / Tadu Arquitetura. Photo: © Ilana Bessler

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Cite: Equipe ArchDaily Brasil. "Warehouse Renovation: 12 Projects Reusing Industrial Structures in Brazil" [Renovando galpões: 12 projetos brasileiros que se apropriam de estruturas industriais] 30 Sep 2021. ArchDaily. (Trans. Duduch, Tarsila) Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/969257/warehouse-renovation-12-projects-reusing-industrial-structures-in-brazil> ISSN 0719-8884

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