For almost five decades, the Glass House was the home of Lina Bo and Pietro M. Bardi. In 1990, while they were still alive, they transformed the property, located in the Morumbi neighborhood, into an institute dedicated to the study and research of Brazilian architecture and art. The exhibition “A Casa como Casa”, which will remain open until June 2, returns the couple’s personal belongings and furniture, bringing back the human presence, which had been left in the background during the transition to a museum.

When you enter the furnished Glass House, you feel like you are a guest waiting for hosts who may return at any time. Amidst chairs, armchairs and tables - now iconic pieces of design - the typical mess and chaos of every home It's there: trinkets, gifts, books, Italian consoles and more. These personal objects can convey the feeling of home, something that architecture alone cannot do.

The building and the image of a modern architect that Lina possesses are dispelled by the richness of her personality. In a room separate from her husband, there is a modest bed, with an austere air, saints to wear that she collected and works of sacred art. Featuring With such intimacy, it is clear that Lina was, in fact, a woman of the future, different from her modernist peers, who sought solutions to her own issues.

Outside, in the garden that the couple loved so much (the trees are listed as part of the heritage), it is still possible to find other very authentic characters of the House: cats, according to reports more than thirty felines have lived on the land, and tortoises Lina and Pietro.