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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Aruá Building in São Paulo, Brazil by FGMFNovember 26th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: FGMF The Aruá building was designed considering 4 different blocks joined by a common vertical circulation. The work is similar to a jigsaw puzzle made up of four buildings with different blueprints and heights, merged into one.  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto
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 Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto The combination of these volumes forms an ascending spiral, as each block has a floor that is higher than the previous one. This movement inspired the building’s name, meaning snail shell in Tupi. The strategy of each volume with a different template enabled a series of penthouses with verandas and gardens at the same level, like the yard of a house, different from the usual access to the open area exclusively through a second floor. Each block received a different finish, to accentuate the difference in the blueprint and occupation of each of the volumes that comprise the building.  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto The building includes many references to good Brazilian modern architecture. The entrance hall is entirely open under exposed concrete columns; the landscape designs is quite tropical; there is a large art panel made of cement tiles by artist João Nitsche; the openings in the apartments have sliding shutters; and the building is accessed through an exposed concrete entrance that marks the transition between public and private, and also serves as a sidewalk bench.  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto The final architectural volume of the project concerned the architects from the beginning, as the legislation pertaining to the ratio between land area, constructed area, occupation need, and template forced a result somewhat robust and compact. To that end, the use of volume variation also allowed for a plastic approach to the implementation of these volumes, reinforced in the meticulous façades and entrance, especially in the smaller volume, entirely lined with synthetic decks. The plastic result of the set seeks to minimize the impact of the new construction, establishing a dialogue with the urban morphology of the streets, making this a friendlier building to pedestrians and the urban fabric.  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto  Image Courtesy © Rafaela Netto  Image Courtesy © FGMF  Image Courtesy © FGMF  Image Courtesy © FGMF
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