Welcome to Casa das Palmeiras, a serene sanctuary in bustling São Paulo

When Marilia Pellegrini was commissioned to design Casa das Palmeiras, the purpose was to create an final city sanctuary – a non-public residence impressed by modernist structure that brings a way of serenity, nature and seclusion inside the folds of the bustling metropolis of São Paulo. The outcome doesn’t disappoint, as this new residence within the suburban enclave of Alphaville looks like stepping inside a inexperienced retreat, leaving the town’s hustle and bustle on the door.

Discover Casa das Palmeiras by Marilia Pellegrini

Casa das Palmeiras’ low-lying, discreet quantity, barely sunken into the bottom, is sort of totally hid from the road, turning its again to it whereas opening up in the direction of an expansive paved courtyard, swimming pool and backyard to the rear. Framed by native planting and tall, mature palm timber that impressed its identify (‘palmeira’ being ‘palm tree’ in Portuguese), it’s a residence that invitations guests to step inside and uncover it.

Past the seemingly opaque street-facing exterior, Pellegrini and her crew labored with open, flowing interiors and swathes of glazed and open-air sections that effortlessly carry the surface in. On the similar time, curves and spherical openings within the quantity’s surfaces add a way of fluidity and spotlight the connection with the outside additional.

‘This residence embodies the stability between luxurious, consolation and respect for nature,’ says Pellegrini. ‘The artistic course of with freehand drawing to analyze the curves gave rise to the distinctive architectural mission. Ranging from the imperial palm timber already current on the land, the residence was designed to mix harmoniously with its surrounding nature. The modernist-inspired cover labored across the palm timber creates a fusion between the inside and exterior atmosphere.’

The landscaping, created by designer Renata Tilli, is superbly complemented by means of its juxtaposition with the structure’s pared-down surfaces. Pure gentle permeates all through and softly falls on a palette of tactile supplies, akin to beige limestone, light-coloured wooden and mushy stone.

In the meantime, the furnishings and product choice inside affords a mixture of Twentieth-century furnishings from the shopper’s assortment, that includes modernist items by Marcel Breuer, Achille Castiglioni and Charles & Ray Eames to Sergio Rodrigues. That is blended with items by daring modern creatives akin to De Sede.

The interiors comprise 4 bed room suites, a visitor toilet, a fitness center and an expansive dwelling space that encompasses seating, eating, and entertaining.

‘Though this home was designed on the top of the pandemic, we had time and loads of inspiration in the course of the interval of isolation. This mission was born from a watercolour and, when introduced to the shoppers, it was like a murals; permitted with none retouching,’ Pellegrini remembers.

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