帕斯科阿尔·维塔大厦丨巴西圣保罗丨Bernardes Arquitetura

Architects:Bernardes Arquitetura

Area:7930m²

Year:2023

Photographs:Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Lead Architects:Thiago Bernardes, Dante Furlan, Fausto Sombra

Category:Residential Architecture,Apartments

Project Team:Fernanda Luqueze, Marina Salles, Ana Carolina Zuin, Renata Leite, Juliana Fonseca

Landscape Desgin:Oficina 2 Mais

Engineering & Consulting > Lighting:Lightsource

City:São Paulo

Country:Brazil

Text description provided by the architects. Implanted on a corner lot between two streets in the western part of São Paulo, the Pascoal Vita Building stands out for its striking geometry, softened by the gardens that surround the entire construction and establish a continuity with the surrounding landscape.

The project directly responds to the conditions of the surroundings and takes advantage of the strategic location — next to an exclusively residential neighborhood with low-rise buildings — and the trapezoidal shape of the lot to create apartments with generous balconies and wide views of the sunset.

At the street level, the meeting between the public space and the building is defined by winding gardens and a permeable metal enclosure, creating a generous and pleasant walkway that guides residents and visitors to the main entrances. The pedestrian entrance leads to the ground floor, elevated in relation to the street to ensure more privacy and better visual enjoyment. At this level, areas delineated by C-Glass organize the common leisure areas — gym, sauna, lounge, and a 25-meter lap pool — distributed among the gardens and connected by a fluid pathway, covered by a slender canopy.

The landscaping follows organic lines, contrasting with the geometry of the architecture. Above the first floor, a garden terrace with a wide diversity of species expands the green and leisure areas of the complex.

In the main tower, two apartments per floor share the typical floor plan, with all social areas facing west, maximizing the enjoyment of the view. A metallic exoskeleton, composed of vertical and horizontal profiles, organizes the rhythm of the openings in the facade, integrates the drainage of the planters, and supports the motorized shades. Equipped with wind sensors, these elements allow for individual control of shading and privacy, contributing to the building's environmental performance.

The first and last floors of the building are occupied by two duplex apartments, whose wide “C”-shaped balconies wrap around the units, giving lightness to the volume when viewed from the street. On the roof, they follow the same logic as the lower levels, with minor adjustments to the layout to accommodate the staircase to the private terrace, equipped with a barbecue grill, gourmet area, and pool.

On the ground floor, individual workshops were created for each apartment, in addition to technical support areas, staircases, and elevators.

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