Large wine cellar and multipurpose carpentry mark this 230 m² apartment

A couple with two young children bought this 230 m² apartment in Leblon (RJ) and hired architects Camila Simbalista and Paula Wetzel , from Studio 021 Arquitetura , to completely renovate all the rooms before moving in. The professionals are part of the CASACOR Rio de Janeiro team. “The clients asked for a generous wine cellar in the living room, a walk-in closet for each spouse in the master suite, and for all the social areas to be integrated,” says Camila. “Originally, the apartment had four bedrooms, with only one of them being a suite. After the renovation, it now has two suites and the other two bedrooms were kept – one for the son and the other as an office,” she adds. According to the architects, the project was based on the generous wine cellar requested by the client, which was integrated into a large carpentry designed by the office and installed in the living room, which also houses a china cabinet, bookshelf and TV stand. In addition to becoming the heart of the house, this solution also functions as a link between the living , dining and TV areas. In the decor, which follows a timeless contemporary style, only the Lounge armchair with stool by Charles Eames (which is now in the TV room) and the Maria Preciosa coffee table , designed by Etel Carmona , were used from the family collection.

Among the works of art, it is worth highlighting the engravings by Volpi (in the dining room and leaning on the shelf), the diptych by photographer Alexandre Sant'anna (also in the dining room) and the painting by artist Manabu Mabe (in the TV room). For the color palette, the architects chose a light and neutral floor in Travertino Navona marble, which, combined with the carpentry finished in freijó wood, resulted in a welcoming and balanced space . In the couple's bedroom , the bright space houses a closet for each spouse and appears larger due to the use of light coverings and mirrors , which also helped to disguise the doors leading to the closets. “Our biggest challenge in this project was to fit all the clients’ requests into the apartment. Another challenge was the main entrance to the property, which leads to a long, narrow hallway . To solve this problem, we covered one wall with a floor-to-ceiling mirror and the other wall with a natural freijó wood panel, which mimics the doors leading to other rooms, such as the kitchen, and, at the end, integrates with the huge bookcase in the living room,” concludes architect Paula Wetzel.