The young Brazilian architect Guilherme Torres chose
to live in a small studio called “GT House” in Londrina, Brazil. The place
would lodge an artist’s painting atelier and was under redecoration for over 10
years by the architect himself. The present project came to life due to several
problems found in the building such as electricity mains and rewiring, wall
cracks and seepage. Within amonth, all wall coatings were removed and rebuilt
whilst the architect decided to build a brick tableand couch. “As a furniture
designer, I decided to follow an opposite thread to what I usually do and
create something permanent, stable”, says the architect.
Not only is the table used to hold books and
collections but it is also a place to work and eat at, while the
couch stands from wall to wall and has two black fabric mattresses. The
cushions were made with fabric cutouts with patterns designed by the stylist
Adriana Barra to Micasa, São Paulo’s designtemple. The kitchen was
compressed in a 1.40m wide by 3m long space. The concrete floor was
coated with rubber so as to avoid oil stains while the wall received plotage
images inspired in Arabic mosaic, designed by the architect himself.
The resident’s bedroom bears resemblance to a loft, with a
warmer atmosphere compared to the rest of the house due to the exposed brick wall
at the top of the bed. The electrical wiring system becomes more
evident in the guest’s bedroom, located in a mezzanine floor above the
living-room. The design was inspired by Paulo Mendes da Rocha, a
Brazilian architect who won the Pritzker prizein 2006 and famous for
exploring the Brutalist Architecture, in which the architecture functional
mechanisms such as hydraulic and electrical pipes are at sight.
Modern and avant-garde, the whole building cost approximately US$ 6,000.00 and
the low cost is due to its simplicity in architectural solutions.
Visit the website of Studio Guilherme Torres here.
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