After eight years of renovation, the
Sesc Avenida Paulista building was reopened to the public on April 29. The center is part of the new cultural corridor on Avenida Paulista, which also includes Japan House and the Instituto Moreira Salles. The new The unit has 17 floors and two basements, with a built area of 12 thousand m².
The 1970s building was originally designed by architects Sérgio Pileggi and Euclides de Oliveira and was revamped by the Königsberger Vannuchi architecture firm - the same firm that will be responsible for the revitalization of the Jockey Club of São Paulo in partnership with Levisky Arquitetos. The proposal is that the space is an extension of the avenue itself, with large accesses and the use of non-reflective glass, which reveals the activities inside the building.
[protected-iframe id="76c6203feac2b098cdf2dbd3dd537bd1-114660499-3506209" info="//www.instagram.com/embed.js" class="instagram-media"] Inside, each floor is dedicated to a specific activity. The fourth floor, for example, is a technology and arts laboratory. There is also space for exhibitions, sports activities, dental clinics, a gym, a library and a bike rack with 40 spaces. On the roof, a café with a lookout offers a 360º view of the region and houses a vegetable garden, where the spices used in the restaurant are grown. Among the sustainable actions adopted in the construction are the use of solar panels to heat showers, smart elevators and escalators, green roofs and walls for thermal control and reuse of rainwater.
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Expecting to receive around 18 thousand people per week, Sesc Avenida Paulista will have its activities guided by the trinomial “Art, Body and Technology”. Among the highlights of the attractions already on display is the
Empatias Mapeadas project, created by the designer and architect Guto Requena, who is part of the cast of
CASACOR . The installation consists of an open structure, formed by white wooden sheets and with sensors that capture visitors' heartbeats - the sounds are transmitted through the environment in the form of lights and sounds. [protected-iframe id="bce3e191aaca91aa93f148def9c26a39-114660499-3506209" info="//www.instagram.com/embed.js" class="instagram-media"] Another exhibition that is already open to the public is the first solo exhibition in São Paulo by Bill Viola, a pioneer of video art, who has 12 works on display. The complete program of the exhibition is available on the
official website . Sesc Avenida Paulista is located at Avenida Paulista, 119 and Open from 9am to 10pm (Tuesday to Saturday) and from 10am to 7pm (Sundays and holidays). Admission is free.
