Located in a narrow site in downtown of Curitiba, the project aim the best use for a program of four studios.

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Architects: Arquea Arquitetos

Location: Alameda Augusto Stellfeld - Centro, Curitiba - PR, 80430-140, Brazil

Area: 370.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Leonardo Finotti

© Leonardo Finotti

From the architect. Located in a narrow site in downtown of Curitiba, the project aim the best use for a program of four studios.

Axonometric

This two-story building, have in the ground floor the parking area. The passerby can see the back of the lot from the street, creating a continuous relationship between public and private space.
© Leonardo Finotti

Arranged through a central atrium with stairways and walkways, each floor receives two apartments, one facing the street and another facing the garden. The kitchen and service areas open to the atrium, thus ensuring ventilation and natural lighting.

Section

The apartment also maintains this spatial relationship of continuity, the facade of the street is full of transparent glass. Wooden brises and curtains allow movement to the facade, give privacy and adapt to various moments of inhabiting. The life of the building and the city are connected through this closer relation created by the architecture...