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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. Pivot Apartment – Marcílio III in Brasília, Brazil by CoDA ArquitetosAugust 22nd, 2022 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: CoDA Arquitetos The third apartment in the series of renovations by CoDA, designed by architect Marcílio Mendes Ferreira, is located on block 210 south, in Brasília. The block is considered one of the best preserved in the capital and even received the architecture council of the Federal District seal for its historical value in 2020.  Image Courtesy © Joana França
 Image Courtesy © Joana França The owners made clear the great appreciation they had for the architectural history of the place. For this reason, they asked the firm to preserve as much as possible the original features of the building’s facades, with their vertical concrete louvers and cobogós manufactured on site. At the same time, it was necessary to update the original plan, especially in the wet areas, in order to replace old installations, propose new cabinets and specify new furniture. In this context, the main challenge of the project was to redesign the kitchen in order to obtain ventilation and natural lighting in a direct way, formally separating this space from the laundry room of the house. This solution also provided the possibility of integrating the kitchen with the living room, made by means of three pivoting wooden panels. When open, the panels refer to the louvers on the main facade and provide cross ventilation throughout the social area.  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França Inside the kitchen, the large concrete island, molded in place, stands out, in contrast to the light countertops and cabinets that surround the other walls. In the passage from the kitchen to the bedrooms, a small pantry brought together the family’s everyday equipment, such as a coffee machine, microwave, filter and refrigerator. On the way to the bedrooms, the old dining room turned into an office, also freeing up the view of the cobogó. In the intimate part, the intervention was limited to the design of the spaces, without major changes in the original layout of the walls. In the bedrooms, light wood and metal furniture was proposed, in addition to wardrobes with sliding glass doors. In the bathrooms, the chosen coating was a small white tiles, along with the proposal of new countertops and cabinets. In the couple’s bathroom, the cobogós were revealed behind a demolished wall, letting in abundant natural light. The furniture and objects chosen to compose the environments are mostly of Brazilian design, with light and contemporary lines.  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © Joana França  Image Courtesy © CoDA Arquitetos  Image Courtesy © CoDA Arquitetos  Image Courtesy © CoDA Arquitetos
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