Brazilian follow Studio Melina Romano has used Portinari tiles and works by Brazilian artists and designers to outfit a residential-style showcase in São Paulo.
The Caminhos – Portinari presentation was created for the 2024 version of CasaCor, São Paulo’s annual celebration of artwork and design.
Inside a 200-square-metre area on the metropolis’s Conjunto Nacional shopping center, the architect and designer Melina Romano utilized large-scale porcelain tiles from Brazilian model Portinari throughout the partitions and flooring.
The area invited guests alongside a pathway that guided them from room to room, envisioned extra like a gallery than a residential surroundings.
“Upon crossing the doorway portal, guests are guided by a hall that marks the transition from exterior to inside, creating a particular and immersive expertise,” stated the studio.
“Impressed by the dynamics of artwork galleries, the venture prioritises pathways that encourage contemplation of the artworks.”
From an entry hall that “deliberately slows down motion and reframes notion”, every neutrally embellished room was enlivened by the work of a neighborhood artist.
A triptych of work by Anthony Mazza within the residing space knowledgeable the tonal decisions for the Block couch by Estúdio Bola and Lela armchair by Estúdio Latino.
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Within the central “winter backyard”, outlined by gravel throughout the ground and a gridded ceiling above, Aline Matsumoto’s hanging department set up added dynamism.
A collection of handcrafted utilitarian objects by Isadora Mourão populated the kitchen, whereas the bed room hosts sculptural works by Lucas Simões.
Across the perimeter, translucent woven curtains throughout the floor-to-ceiling home windows diffuse the sunshine getting into the areas.
“The intention was to place CasaCor — sometimes understood as a decor showcase – nearer to a cultural circuit, the place structure mediates between model, artwork and spatial expertise,” stated the studio.
Studio Melina Romano was longlisted for rising inside design studio of the yr on the Dezeen Awards 2022.
The agency’s earlier residential-style tasks in São Paulo embrace an area stuffed with curved components manufactured from medium-density fibreboard, created for the 2022 version of CasaCor, and a house that includes creamy brick partitions, terracotta tiles and tropical crops.
The pictures is by Denilson Machado.
