A São Paulo Apartment Where Concrete Feels Warm
The building is one of the last completed works of a mid-century master, and its bones are unmistakably brutalist: exposed concrete columns, deep loggias, ceilings that seem impossibly high for a residential floor.
Inside, the current owners — a young couple who work in publishing and film — have done something surprising. Rather than soften the concrete with a warmer material palette, they have leaned into it, commissioning custom furniture in oiled woods and heavy linens that make the concrete feel not cold but quiet.
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Isabel Moreira
Travel and Design Editor
Isabel writes about hospitality, architecture and the cultural forces shaping modern travel. She has spent the last decade covering hotels, residences and independent design studios across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
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