Ana Sawaia redesigns iconic apartment in SP for a couple of writers

Louveira Apartment - Ana Sawaia - Carolina Lacaz

(Carolina Lacaz/CASACOR)

The renovated 140 m² apartment, designed by Vilanova Artigas and Carlos Cascaldi , is part of the Louveira building, built in 1946. Its design was guided by respect for and dialogue with the building's original aesthetics. It was designed by Ana Sawaia , an architect from CASACOR São Paulo. 2019 , the renovation took into account the architectural design of master Artigas . Apartamento Louveira Ana Sawaia

Apartamento Louveira - Ana Sawaia - Carolina Lacaz

The three-bedroom apartment now has a large bedroom to accommodate the couple living there. In addition to the two bedrooms being transformed into one, the third was opened up to the living room , where the dining room is located. Its two pillars support a metal structure designed to support a buffet . Apartamento Louveira - Ana Sawaia - Carolina Lacaz

Louveira Apartment Ana Sawaia - Carolina Lacaz Kitchen

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A concrete partition, 2.20m high, defines the space between the living room and the kitchen, with a horizontal glass opening that frames the view of the Pacaembu valley . The frames were painted in the same ochre color of the facade, and the kitchen floor has the same material as the floor in the external area of Louveira – a green matte porcelain tile.

(Carolina Lacaz/CASACOR)

(Carolina Lacaz/CASACOR)

"In the bathroom, we used hydraulic tiles with a design by Artigas himself , made as a floor design study for Casa dos Triângulos," says Ana Sawaia. The couple's bathroom, also with hydraulic tiles, has a reading area, a shower stall with a garden and a small dry sauna. The closet divides the bathroom from the bedroom only by cabinets, without masonry.

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The floor of the apartment, made of perobinha wood, maintains, despite being new, the same standardization and size as the original . The doors to the kitchen and service area were made of iron and glass, and follow the same design as the frames on the facade.

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In addition to pieces of furniture designed by Ana Sawaia , the Louveira apartment has furniture by Paulo Alves, Estúdio Artigas, Ricardo Bueno, Paulo Mendes da Rocha, Fernando Jaeger and Marcel Breuer.

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Furniture and pieces with sentimental value for the couple are in harmony with works of art , with emphasis on those by Gilvan Samico, Iberê Camargo, Daniel Sambo-Richter, Vania Toledo, Burle Marx, Francisco Brennand, Lasar Segall, Claudio Edinger, Cássio Vasconcelos and master craftsmen from Iron Island.

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