After visiting a friend's apartment that had been renovated by architect Fernanda Medeiros , a couple in their 45s (both business administrators, with two children) got excited and decided to renovate the apartment where they already lived, in Jardim Botânico, south zone from Rio de Janeiro, to better meet the family's current needs. And the best part: no breaking and entering . The project commissioned from the same architect is being executed in stages and the first of them has just been completed, covering only the social area, which is 98 m² and includes a living room, home office, toilet , social hall and balcony. The next stage will be dedicated to children's room. “In the social area, they asked for a TV room that would comfortably accommodate the whole family, a spacious living room to comfortably receive relatives and friends, a bathroom with a bold look and a large cupboard. They also wanted the balcony to be more integrated into the living room and that the home office could be used as a family room, without ceasing to be functional”, says Fernanda.

The architect maintained the layout of the social area, since its original Z-shape allowed for the spaces to be divided well and, at the same time, integrated. She designed a large piece of carpentry furniture that runs along the walls of the TV and dining room. dining, visually uniting the spaces, sometimes serving as a bench (under the window), sometimes as a rack (under the TV) and sometimes as a supporting buffet in the dining area. Wood is, in fact, the main element of the project, present not only in the original wooden floor but also in most of the furniture and in the finish of the carpentry designed by the architect. To balance this “warm” material, she punctuated the décor with elements in cold shades of blue, with emphasis on the geometric patterned rug, some cushions, paintings, chair seats, ornaments and the wallpaper in the bathroom, brought from London. “The rug brought a contemporary and youthful air to the space and helped to soften the presence of classic elements, such as the wooden floorboards, Carrara marble and antique furniture”, says Fernanda. “In general, I tried to value objects, works of art and good quality furniture that were already part of the house’s collection, such as the desk, the chest of drawers from the last century and the engravings by botanist Margareth Mee, and mix everything with contemporary pieces, with signature design, such as the Mocho stool, by Sergio Rodrigues, the Chuva wall mirror, by Leo Romano , and the Neocloud bench, by Humberto da Mata”, she exemplifies.