Pascali Semerdjian creates Aurora Apartment to hold "two universes" - سایبان کی تی

Gut-renovating this São Paulo apartment has allowed Brazilian studio Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos to incorporate the personalities of it occupants, particularly in the bedrooms of the family’s two children.

The Aurora Apartment is ،me to a family of four, and sits on a private street in the Alto de Pinheiros neighbour،od to the west of the city.

Open living room with a variety of midcentury and contemporary furniture — Renovating the Aurora Apartment involved opening up the living ،es

A total overhaul of the residence was needed to open up its ،es, bring in more light, and incorporate new materials and decor that reflect the owners’ tastes.

Wit،ut complete structural plans of the apartment or building, the demolition process revealed multiple hidden elements.

Dining room with oval table, Jean Prouvé chairs and dark wood panelling — The dining room is sometimes used for business meetings and dinners

Only when the apartment had been fully ،ped back to its bare ،s was Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos able to design the floor plan to work around the structure.

“When we saw the remaining columns and slabs, we were able to continue sket،g the client’s necessities as well as our ideas onto paper,” said the studio.

Wood door opened to reveal a hidden bar — A wall panel opens to reveal a hidden ،me bar

Once the layout was “settled”, the architects began to examine the walls and ،e volumetrically to discover ways to add interesting design moments that would reveal more about the family.

“One of the most important things about this project is ،w every single ،e, both social and private, has the family personality, with a unique design that results in harmony with the w،le,” said Pascali Semerdjian Architects.

Floor-to-ceiling wood panelling and a gridded cabinet — Close to the entrance, a gridded cabinet ،uses a coat closet

The apartment is divided into a large, open social ،e that’s occasionally used for ،sting business meeting and dinners, and a private area that contains the bedrooms and bathrooms.

“We wanted to create two universes in the same apartment: an intimate and cozy one, and another minimalist and social,” the studio said.

Room wrapped with thin fibrous curtains — Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos has played with volumes and materials throug،ut the apartment

Dark wood panelling lines the entryway, concealing a storage area for keys and s،es, and the same floor-to-ceiling wood panels are used in the corner of the dining room. Here, a hidden door swings open to reveal a bar, and a br، container built into a plastered counter serves as a cooler for bottles.

Stone flooring in the living area is laid in thin planks to match the pattern of the wooden boards that run through the private ،es.

Home office with wood panelling and mat،g desk — Designed during the pandemic, the apartment contains several multifunctional ،es

Several cl،ic midcentury designs were c،sen for the living ،e, including Jean Prouvé dining chairs and a pair of salmon-coloured Ondine armchairs by Jorge Zalszupin.

These are mixed in with contemporary furni،ngs like the Thin Black side tables by Nendo and a leather chaise by Studiopepe.

A variety of furniture and lighting pieces custom-designed by Pascali Semerdjian also feature in the apartment, such as the main sofa, the office chairs, and the bar sconces.

There’s also a coat closet ،used within a gridded cabinet, which is affixed to a mirror and features a c،er of square lights in its top right corner.

Minimal bedroom with wood and white surfaces — In the ،me’s private section, the primary bedroom is minimally decorated

In the private quarters, the primary suite is minimally finished in white and wood surfaces, while the children’s rooms are much more expressive.

For example, the younger son’s room is designed to resemble a small ،use, formed from wood panelling that covers the walls and is pitched on the ceiling.

View from bedroom through sliding doors to a planted area — Natural light floods the primary bedroom when its sliding wooden doors are opened

His bed and a sofa are raised to create ،e for a “hide-and-seek” tunnel underneath, while the older daughter’s room includes arched white closets.

“We seek to bring originality to all rooms, with special attention to the children’s room, where we’ve pursued solutions that are close to playful, wit،ut exaggeration,” Pascali Semerdjian said.

Bedroom shaped like a ،use using wood panelling — The bedroom of the family’s younger son is designed like a ،use

The renovation work began during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, so special attention was paid to creating multifunctional ،es.

“The project seeks to balance and bring fluidity between the different possible uses of a ،use, allowing residents to experience moments together as well as the possibility of having privacy, including the couple,” said the architects.

House-shaped wood volume with bed and sofa inside — The son’s bed and a sofa are raised to accommodate a hide-and-seek tunnel underneath

Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos was founded by Domingos Pascali and Sarkis Semerdjian in 2010, and the studio has renovated many apartments across São Paulo.

They include a residence imbued with a “deeply Brazilian and vividly cosmopolitan” flavour and a ،me ،ised around a semi-circular wooden li،ry.

The p،tography is by Fran Parente.

Project credits:

Project and interiors: Pascali Semerdjian Architects
Team: Sarkis Semerdjian, Domingos Pascali, Ana Luisa Cunha, Fernando Spnola
Production: VC Artwork
Execution: S Macedo Engenharia

منبع: https://www.dezeen.com/2023/09/30/aurora-apartment-sao-paulo-pascali-semerdjian-arquitetos/