The new owners of this two-story house measuring 790 m², located in Jardim Botânico (in the south zone of Rio de Janeiro) are a couple in their 45s (he, a businessman; she, a business administrator), with two university-age daughters. Before closing the deal, they enlisted the help of architect Ketlein Amorim to jointly assess the property's potential. After all, over the past 10 years, she has renovated the family's previous residence in Leblon and a beach house. Ketlein is part of from the cast of CASACOR Rio de Janeiro . “When they called me to see the house, what fascinated me most was the integration of the interior and exterior spaces. Even so, I felt that it lacked personality, color and coverings that would enhance the architecture and make the spaces more inviting. These interventions were necessary.” , but at the same time, they could not compromise the visual unity of the whole”, explains the architect. Once the house was purchased, Ketlein had only three and a half months to design and execute the renovation and decoration project. Although all the rooms were renovated, there were no changes to the original layout. Some rooms received, in addition to the new décor, only painting and lighting, while others underwent more in-depth interventions, including civil works, such as the TV room, the gourmet kitchen, the wall at the back of the pool and the terrace on the second floor. Since the architect already knew the client’s profile and tastes well, from the beginning she had complete freedom to suggest changes to the coverings and the new decoration. “In general, they wanted to adapt the house to the family’s lifestyle, mixing new pieces that would be acquired with furniture, works of art and ornaments that they already had. After all, the current residence is much larger than the previous one”, says Ketlein. “They also requested a comfortable guest room and an office for each spouse,” she adds.

In the external area of the house, for example, the wall below the office (which faces the pool) was covered with cement slabs with an oxidized appearance and different volumes, not only to gain prominence but also to “communicate” better with the surroundings. In front of it, three new lounge chairs upholstered in vibrant yellow fabric steal the show. Another area that deserved special attention was the gourmet kitchen, integrated with the dining room and the pool. To make the space more inviting, Ketlein created a small living area there, covered the back wall with natural rough stone and made a new countertop. in L, made of ultra-resistant synthetic stone, with new cabinets underneath, with the largest side (under the window) facing the pool. In the dining room, all the furniture is new. Here, it is also worth highlighting the works of art that the clients brought from the previous address (such as the green painting by artist Carlos Vergara and the geometric painting by artist Rodrigo de Castro), the two lamps light pink pendants over the dining table and the side wall with double-height ceiling, which has a cement finish, in a very neutral shade of gray so as not to clash with the house's original flooring, in black and white checkered. In the social area, as the finishes are neutral and made of natural materials (especially wood and stone), the architect added touches of color to the furniture and ornaments, following a pastel palette to bring youthfulness, without sacrificing sophistication. The occasional presence of the cement finish on some walls and the oxidized paint on the house's support pillars added a more contemporary, subtly industrial feel to the complex.