Beatriz Quinelato - Estúdio Terra, projeto da CASACOR São Paulo 2021. (Renato Navarro/CASACOR)
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?
Estúdio Lapinha, projeto de Ada Penna, Júlia Temponi, Gabriela Melo e Mariana Calixto - Plano Livre, para a CASACOR Minas Gerais 2021 (Henrique Queiroga/CASACOR)
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?
Estudio Guto Requena - Casa LG ThinQ. Em parceria com o estúdio Pax.Arq, o projeto open-source de fabricação digital une design, arte, tecnologia e sustentabilidade em uma casa conectada com o futuro. Construída com chapas de compensado naval de pinus, usinadas em máquina CNC e montada por encaixes que permitem uma obra limpa, rápida e sem resíduos. Salas de estar e jantar, cozinha, quarto, duas varandas e o showroom LG receberam mobiliário de design brasileiro e obras de arte selecionadas pelo arquiteto Guto Requena. (MCA Estudio/CASACOR)
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.
Studio por Vivi Lopa - CASACOR Brasília 2021 (Haruo Mikami/CASACOR)
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. .
Pedro Luiz de Marqui - Estúdio Liberdade, projeto da CASACOR São Paulo 2021 (MCA Estúdio/CASACOR)
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
Cynthia Silva e Estúdio Mineral - Cozinha do Barista. Janelas CASACOR Minas Gerais. (Bárbara Dutra/CASACOR)
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.
Loft por Ary Polis Jacobs, Bianca Moraes e Renan Mutao - CASACOR Paraná 2021 (Patrícia Amancio/CASACOR)
Lofts and studios differ especially in terms of
size , as a loft tends to be larger, generally starting at 50m², and has a wider, flatter structure, with practically no divisions.
