Gale Apartment is a contemporary home located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, redesigned by Memola Estudio.

Description
This apartment, located in the west region of Sao Paulo, was entirely renovated. The project?s main goals were to create a new connection throughout the rooms, to value the couple?s works of art, to expand the visual contact with the surrounding natural environment, to renew the interior?s atmosphere and to promote new dynamics in the use of the kitchen.
The idea was to oppose the natural materials rusticity, such as the slate and wooden floors and the hardwood furniture, to elements that speak to the owners? cosmopolitan personality. For that same purpose, the exposed concrete was celebrated through the demolishing of walls and ceilings and the removal of coatings. Just as well, the custom-made furniture features metal work and evokes industrial design. Therefore, a balance was created among the conceptual elements of the design, which was then used to establish a neutral background, timeless and serene, to highlight the couple?s works of art and the newly acquired pieces. If the floors on the social areas and part of the furniture are made of wood, then the walls above them are either white or concrete. The core interventions are concentrated in the removal of the ceilings from the social areas and the kitchen, in exposing the concrete in the walls, in the entirety of the changes in coatings and complete renovation of the electrical w...