The project arose from the owner’s aspiration to have a swimming-pool in his apartment. A wish that was welcomed and taken on board by Brazilian architect Fernanda Marques, who decided to place it right in the living-room, no less, so that in addition to enjoying it for leisure, it would create an element of tension, particularly strong and present.
“I designed the apartment for a couple with no children. The owner works in the financial market and is a keen art collector. He owns works by artists I greatly admire, such as Ernesto Neto, Edgard de Souza, Manoel Rio Branco, Zerbini, Tunga. The works speak directly to the issue of space – hence the importance of their placement in the project”, explains Fernanda.
With an area of 477 m², the apartment is split over two floors. On the lower level are the living-room, dining-room and the kitchen. Upstairs are the master and guest bedrooms, a fitness room, an office and access to the swimming-pool. A mezzanine links the floors between the master bedroom and the living-room, as well as by the glass swimming-pool.
Given the main goal was to house all the client’s works of art harmoniously and with fluidity, and with a view to the collection’s future growth, minimalism – the style used by Fernanda Marques in most of her work, was an immediate choice.