{"id":385450,"date":"2026-01-23T04:19:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T04:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/385450\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T04:19:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T04:19:09","slug":"pininfarina-completes-brazil-skyscraper-with-aluminium-frame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/385450\/","title":{"rendered":"Pininfarina completes Brazil skyscraper with aluminium frame"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italian design studio Pininfarina<\/a> has completed the mixed-use Vitra skyscraper<\/a> in Brazil’s Balne\u00e1rio Cambori\u00fa<\/a> that “was conceived as a single, coherent architectural gesture”.<\/p>\n

The Vitra tower is located along Avenue Brasil and rises 62 storeys at 682 feet (208 metres), inland from the city’s main skyscraper clusters at Praia Central beach.<\/p>\n

\"Vitra<\/p>\n

Developed by local firm GT Home<\/a> and designed by Pininfarina<\/a>,\u00a0Vitra sits on a wide, wedge-shaped podium topped with an outdoor pool and terrace.<\/p>\n

Its tower rises directly through the centre and is composed of a thin volume bordered by a “continuous aluminium frame”, said Pininfarina.<\/p>\n

\"VitraIt features a glass facade<\/p>\n

“Vitra is Pininfarina’s first mixed-use tower in the city conceived as a single, coherent architectural gesture,” said the studio. “A continuous aluminium frame wraps the building, clearly defining the transition between the public commercial base and the exclusive residential volumes above.”<\/p>\n

“This frame gives the tower a strong identity while connecting two sides of an urban block with visual and spatial continuity, positioning Vitra as a new urban catalyst within the city center.”<\/p>\n

It follows the completion of the developer-architect team’s Yachthouse skyscraper<\/a> in the city, which is currently Brazil’s tallest building.<\/p>\n

\"PininfarniaAn aluminium frame travels up the building<\/p>\n

Besides the frame, the remainder of the tower is clad in a dark-hued glass.<\/p>\n

The skyscraper’s podium contains commercial floors, while 100 residential units are located in the tower, with two per floor. A “rooftop sky lounge” is located at the top.<\/p>\n

\"VitraDark wood clads the interior<\/p>\n

The residential lobby interior is largely clad in dark wood, while amenities include a gym, play area, and an enclosed pool house.<\/p>\n

“Vitra is the result of a shared vision between Pininfarina and GT Home, built on trust, design excellence, and a long-term commitment to quality,” said Pininfarina of Americas chief architectural officer Samuele Sordi.<\/p>\n

“This project reinforces our ongoing dialogue and reflects our ambition to create architecture that leaves a lasting mark on the city and its skyline”.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Yachthouse\"<\/p>\n

Brazil’s tallest skyscraper features design informed by “nautical heritage”\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

Balne\u00e1rio Cambori\u00fa is home to an extremely concentrated number of skyscrapers<\/a>, which has been the result of the city’s unique zoning and efforts of local developers.<\/p>\n

The country’s first supertall, which will be the world’s tallest residential skyscraper if completed<\/a>, is currently in development in the city by FG Empreendimentos\u00a0and the\u00a0Senna Brand.<\/p>\n

A “beamless” skyscraper is also under construction<\/a> in the city.<\/p>\n

The photography is courtesy of Pinifarnia.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Italian design studio Pininfarina has completed the mixed-use Vitra skyscraper in Brazil’s Balne\u00e1rio Cambori\u00fa that “was conceived as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":385451,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,145717,9548,1120,96,56230,40339,40340,71034,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-385450","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-balneu00e1rio-camboriu00fa","12":"tag-brazil","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment","15":"tag-pininfarina","16":"tag-sectionall","17":"tag-sectionarchitecture","18":"tag-skyscrapers","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom","21":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=385450"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/385450\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/385451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=385450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=385450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=385450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}