95 m² apartment with Scandinavian and industrial style, no décor

The Up3 Arquitetura office is known for adopting Scandinavian aesthetics in many of its projects – including the spaces it designed for CASACOR Rio de Janeiro . That's why it was the choice of the clients for this apartment in Rio de Janeiro: the two brothers wanted to give their children a gift. parents with a complete project for the 90 m² property. And the decoration needed to be based on sober tones, light wood, minimalist design and color only in the details . “Even though the children guided the concept of the project, the parents, who would in fact be the residents, approved all the proposals”, highlights architect Thiago Morsch , who designed the spaces together with Cadé Marino and Michelle Wilkinson . The industrial touch appears in the black metalwork pieces, in dark touches of color and in the lighting composed of spotlight tracks . The open modular shelving enlarges the room and helps to disguise an existing pillar, which has been finished in burnt cement. Since the original kitchen was closed off from the living room and there was a home office between them, the architects decided to integrate the entire social area with a large island counter in the middle . During the renovation, the office and the service bathroom were eliminated.

Made using carpentry, the curved wall panel that “embraces” the dining room and extends to the kitchen not only made the space more welcoming but also helped to hide the protruding pillars on the walls, creating an idea of continuity and fluidity in the room. Wood also brings warmth to the space. “Without a doubt, our biggest challenge in this project was the unexpected discovery of a large pillar in the room during the construction. After some studies with the intention of disguising it, we decided to take advantage of it, applying a burnt cement texture . The bookcase The TV was redesigned in an L shape, creating a super pleasant corner, delimited by the pillar itself”, says Cadé Marino. The application of boisseries not only on the living room walls but also on the entrance doors to the bedrooms and guest bathroom, as well as painting them the same color as the wall, created an effect of continuity. The burnt cement finish applied to the pillar in the living room and the upper wall of the bathroom walls harmonizes with the subway tiles that cover the wall at the back of the kitchen and behind the bathroom counter. The master bedroom appears larger because the closet with a central opening was used to accommodate the double bed, with an L-shaped layout that camouflages the access door to the suite's bathroom.