Coletivo Arquitetos<\/a>, a S\u00e3o Paulo-based architecture firm run by Cesar and Daniela Coppola.<\/p>\n\u201cWe are very interested in the intersection of architecture and neuroscience, and how the built environment affects not just our cognition and mood, but our health,\u201d said Ms. Coppola. In this case, she noted, \u201cwe had the challenge of working in a beautiful space that has an amazing view, but at a huge scale.\u201d<\/p>\n
To create an immediate sense of warmth, the architects lined much of the interior with white oak, including slatted wall paneling, large-scale pivoting and sliding doors, and built-in shelving and cabinetry. On the second floor, they stopped the wood paneling about three feet short of the ceiling to visually reduce the height of the rooms.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat makes it more cozy,\u201d Mr. Coppola said, \u201cnot just because it\u2019s wood, but because it is not touching the ceiling, so it is a little bit lower.\u201d<\/p>\n
Then, they aimed to create the same trompe l\u2019oeil effect with furniture, art and accessories. To illuminate the living room, for instance, they added four Gubi floor lamps between two seating areas rather than relying solely on ceiling fixtures.<\/p>\n
They installed low-slung furniture, including a rosewood coffee table and chairs by Mr. Zalszupin the couple already owned, and a pair of tan leather 1970s Sesann sofas by Gianfranco Frattini, which Ms. Queiroz had long coveted and finally purchased for the home.<\/p>\n
\u201cI joke that I\u2019m more excited to have new furniture than new jewelry,\u201d Ms. Queiroz said. \u201cWhen the furniture arrived for this project, I was so excited to open it, to see it, to enjoy it.\u201d<\/p>\n
They also installed sheer drapery over the oversized windows to soften sunlight pouring into the space and added potted fiddle leaf fig trees.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have natural elements all over the apartment \u2014 wood, stone, a lot of greens, leather,\u201d Ms. Coppola said. \u201cThese are all things that relate to the human in a positive way,\u201d she said, to foster a feeling of wellness.<\/p>\n
The architects designed other spaces to cater to the family\u2019s favorite activities and interests. Because they all love reading and have a large book collection, the Coppolas lavished special attention on a library where they designed oak bookcases with integrated lights. The lights resemble metal book ends and are mounted on the shelves in an irregular pattern. When turned on, they bathe the backs of the shelves with a warm glow.<\/p>\n
Ms. Queiroz enjoys making ceramics with her children, so the apartment includes an art studio where they can work with clay and other materials. \u201cThey do slime too,\u201d Ms. Queiroz said with a laugh.<\/p>\n
The architects also created two home offices. Ms. Queiroz\u2019s office is lined in more oak, including a wood ceiling, and has a wall composed of pivoting wood doors so the whole room can be open to the rest of the house. The idea, Ms. Coppola said, is that Ms. Queiroz can close the doors when she needs privacy, but can work in the open at other times, when she wants to be accessible to her children.<\/p>\n
Mr. Leal\u2019s office reflects a different solution to the same challenge. Up a spiral staircase on a mezzanine, it overlooks the family room through a wall of slats that can be opened and closed as needed.<\/p>\n
Construction, including the extensive woodwork made by Prime Marcenaria, took a little more than one year and was complete at the end of 2024, at a cost of about $3 million.<\/p>\n
After moving in, the family temporarily relocated to Greenwich, Conn., but are returning to S\u00e3o Paulo this summer.<\/p>\n
They will miss living in a house with a yard when they return to S\u00e3o Paulo, Mr. Leal said, but look forward to enjoying the apartment they created with the Coppolas once again.<\/p>\n
\u201cLiving in this penthouse is almost like living in a house,\u201d he said, \u201cbut suspended.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When Hugo Leal and Mariana Queiroz decided to remake a two-story penthouse in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, as their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":501136,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,250244,233094,111,139,69,246487,250243],"class_list":["post-501135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-home-repairs-and-improvements","tag-interior-design-and-furnishings","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-real-estate-and-housing-residential","tag-sao-paulo-brazil"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}