{"id":364366,"date":"2025-12-22T21:41:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/364366\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T21:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T21:41:15","slug":"a-hybrid-habitat-by-guto-requena-gives-new-meaning-to-urban-jungle-in-sao-paolo-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/364366\/","title":{"rendered":"A ‘Hybrid Habitat’ By Guto Requena Gives New Meaning to ‘Urban Jungle’ in S\u00e3o Paolo \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In S\u00e3o Paolo, a midcentury interior is reimagined into a \u201chybrid habitat<\/a>\u201d by architect Guto Requena<\/a>. The project, called \u201cApartamento Varanda,\u201d reimagines a modernist residence, originally constructed in 1962, with contemporary details that nod to its decades-old spirit while incorporating a particularly organic element in the form of lots and lots of plants.<\/p>\n

Draped from rafters or bespoke frameworks, Brazilian botanicals create a green oasis indoors. What Requena describes as a \u201ctrue urban forest\u201d is then complemented by a range of iconic furnishings from both modernist and contemporary eras. See more on the studio\u2019s website<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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