Multifunctional shelf unites bar, sideboard and table in this 160 m² apartment

A few years ago, the Bezamat Arquitetura office designed the decoration of a rented apartment in Lagoa (a neighborhood in the south of Rio de Janeiro), where a family consisting of a young couple lived, who, at the time, only had one small child. During the pandemic, they decided to buy this 160 m² property, in the same neighborhood, with the intention of renovating all the rooms and commissioned a new project from the same office. “Basically, the clients wanted to renovate the apartment to improve the layout of the original floor plan and add a guest bathroom that was not there. In addition, they asked to use all the furniture that was purchased for the project in the previous apartment , which was rented,” he says. the architect Cristina Bezamat. According to her, the concept of the project was based on the demands of the couple themselves, who really enjoy their home, like to entertain family and friends, but wanted a functional home for everyday use, without sacrificing decoration. “We were inspired by the chic style and laid-back, colorful and light way of living in Rio ”, he summarizes. The architect says that the original layout of the apartment had a service bedroom and bathroom , but no guest bathroom. With the renovation, the service bedroom became the master suite's closet, the service bathroom moved and grew, and a guest bathroom was added. created, focused on the social area. In the decoration, all the furniture that the clients had in their previous apartment, which was rented, was used. The carpentry was designed especially for the new home, with emphasis on the living room bookcase.

Still in the living room, the architect also highlights the freijó woodwork panel (which covers the wall opposite the bookcase and camouflages the doors leading to the bathroom and private area) and the sofa with a linen cover in a rose tone, which has become the darling of the house. Each room has its own color palette. In the couple's bedroom, for example, the architect used a neutral and light base in shades of white, gray and off-white , with touches of blue and red, to convey a sense of rest and comfort. . In the eldest daughter's room, soft shades of pink and green were used to complement the artistic painting on the walls, which reproduces nature in a very delicate way. When the architect began designing the apartment, the third bedroom of the apartment was to be transformed into the clients’ home office. But during the process, the couple made plans to have a second child. The firm then designed a workbench in the suite. and, later, he was also tasked with designing the baby's room, which was designed in more neutral tones, using a lot of gray, green, ochre, black and white. In the living room, she left the space white, with the exception of the wood-framed wall, and used pops of color, creating a mix of pink, blue, green and yellow, which appear on the sofa, cushions, artwork and lamps. decorative.