Isabella Lucena signs the renovation of the apartment of the presenter Renata Pitanga

Located in Leblon, this 160 m² apartment was purchased by actress and TV presenter (from the Shoptime channel) Renata Pitanga and her husband as soon as the building was launched and, since then, the property has never undergone any renovation. Recently, the couple, who have an 8-year-old son, commissioned architect Isabella Lucena – from the cast of CASACOR Rio – to renovate their bedroom and the social area, without changing the layout of the property. “Renata gave me plenty of freedom to suggest whatever I wanted. In the living room , she expressed concern about the plaster on the ceiling and the dining table next to the hallway. In the master bedroom , some walls that didn’t square up were uncomfortable, opening an angle greater than 90 degrees,” says Isabella. “ Her only request was a home office desk in the master bedroom ,” she adds. According to Isabella, the project's inspiration came from the apartment's existing architecture, especially the porcelain flooring in the burnt cement pattern and some good quality furniture, which helped to give a clue about the client's style and taste. “To warm up the environment, making it more welcoming, we lined the block of walls in the living room that delimit the bathroom with natural slatted oak panels , contrasting them with some black metalwork items to create a more urban and sophisticated touch”, explains Isabella.

The bookcase was designed by the firm and made using carpentry and metalwork, with modular structures designed to accommodate both the dining table and the armchair. Also in the living room, it is worth highlighting the black metalwork door with frosted glass (which provides privacy to the private area of the apartment), the silkscreen print by Oscar Niemeyer next to the Serfa armchair, the trio of “gouache on paper” by the artist Beth Jobim next to the dining table and the engraving by Burle Marx on the wall of the entrance hall. In the master bedroom, the slatted panel of the headboard in a grayish blue tone steals the show, which continues on the perpendicular wall, where the workbench and the low cabinet, used to store bed linen, were installed. “This solution created a visual unity in the space, helping to soften the angle of the out-of-square walls that bothered the client,” explains the architect. The bed also has a headboard upholstered in fabric in the same color as the panel to provide more comfort and coziness for the couple. “Since the room was already well lit, to make the space more modern and with a touch of fun, we painted the walls and ceiling in the same color as the slatted panel, but in a lighter tone. The end result was very relaxing,” he says. “Our biggest challenge in this project was to do as little civil work as possible, limited to removing the plaster and installing new lighting. And still achieve a transformative result through the extensive modular shelving that we designed especially for the living room,” concludes architect Isabella Lucena.