[caption id="attachment_115077" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Beatriz Quinelato - Estúdio Terra, projeto da CASACOR São Paulo 2021.

[/caption] Small homes are here to stay! If large homes used to be synonymous with luxury and comfort, today apartments with reduced square footage are preferred thanks to the intimacy and practicality they provide. It is in this context that studios and lofts emerge – but what is the difference between them? they? By 2020, according to the IBGE, more than 14% of the Brazilian population lived in apartments. For this reason, CASACOR , which has been identifying more and more inspirations for reduced residences, has put together a guide on studios. Check it out!

What is Studio?

[caption id="attachment_119455" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Estúdio Lapinha, projeto de Ada Penna, Júlia Temponi, Gabriela Melo e Mariana Calixto - Plano Livre, para a CASACOR Minas Gerais 2021. Na foto, a sala de tv é integrada à cozinha. Há paredes coloridas e de madeira, sofá, tapete e mesa.

Estúdio Lapinha, projeto de Ada Penna, Júlia Temponi, Gabriela Melo e Mariana Calixto - Plano Livre, para a CASACOR Minas Gerais 2021. Na foto, a sala de tv é integrada à cozinha. Há paredes coloridas e de madeira, sofá, tapete e mesa.

[/caption] The studio is a compact building with integrated spaces and few partitions, which only divides the bedrooms and bathrooms. Despite being small, the spaces are capable of comfortably accommodating the residents, without compromising the comfort that a home needs to have. . Regarding the characteristics of a studio, we can highlight the concept of " open space ", and therefore, the double height ceiling is usually very present in this type of housing, allowing better circulation and vertical amplitude for the environment.

What is the square footage of a studio?

[caption id="attachment_114641" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Estudio Guto Requena - Casa LG ThinQ, ambiente da CASACOR São Paulo 2021.

[/caption] There is no clear rule for the right size for a studio, as other important characteristics end up defining this type of apartment, but on average they tend to be between 30 and 50 m². [caption id="attachment_118570" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Studio por Vivi Lopa - CASACOR Brasília 2021

Studio por Vivi Lopa - CASACOR Brasília 2021

[/caption] Integrated spaces need to be very well thought out so as not to compromise comfort. The optimization of the spaces must happen in a very strategic way. In this space designed by Vivi Lopa for CASACOR Brasília , the sectorization was done through the coverings that separate the bedroom from the social area. . [caption id="attachment_117416" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Pedro Luiz de Marqui - Estúdio Liberdade, projeto da CASACOR São Paulo 2021.

Pedro Luiz de Marqui - Estúdio Liberdade, projeto da CASACOR São Paulo 2021.

[/caption] In a studio, it is not necessary for all the spaces to be divided using a wall, this can happen with a more modern partition, as in Estúdio Liberdade, by Pedro Luiz de Marqui, who opted for colored glass panels to separate the bedroom and the living room. living room.

Difference between loft and studio

[caption id="attachment_120616" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Cynthia Silva e Estúdio Mineral - Cozinha do Barista. Janelas CASACOR Minas Gerais.

[/caption] Lofts are larger, fully integrated spaces. The loft house emerged in France in the 1950s and became popular in the US between 1960 and 1970, as predominantly industrial spaces that were usually located on top of warehouses, barns or any other large structure. [caption id="attachment_118569" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Loft por Ary Polis Jacobs, Bianca Moraes e Renan Mutao - CASACOR Paraná 2021

Loft por Ary Polis Jacobs, Bianca Moraes e Renan Mutao - CASACOR Paraná 2021

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