2023-12-21 18:00:22
When the resident decided to move to the same building as her elderly mother – in an apartment 84 m² in Leblon (RJ) – the old property was too compartmentalized for his new life with his five cats. So, the new owner commissioned architect Nilton Montarroyos to carry out a general renovation project, including replacing the entire electrical and hydraulic infrastructure. “She asked for a kitchen integrated into the living room, a closet with lots of cabinets, a comfortable guest room and for the house to be adapted for her pets”, says the professional.
With the renovation, the service bedroom and the hallway leading to the bedrooms and guest bathroom were eliminated to expand the social area and also make room to create a new guest bedroom, with access from the living room.
Much of the wall that previously isolated the kitchen was demolished to integrate it into the living room and the service area gained black aluminum sliding doors and ribbed glass. “In the new layout, the apartment now has a bedroom for guests, a resident’s suite and a bedroom transformed into a closet”, summarizes Nilton.
Inspired by the Scandinavian style, the clean minimalist decor follows a chromatic palette with predominance of white and walks through black, gray and woody tones. Some items were used from the client’s old apartment (such as the mesa de Jantar Saarinenthe artist’s wing sculpture Leonardo Bueno and the photograph of a dancer by the artist and photographer Beto Gatti) and the new furniture, as well as most of the coverings, are more affordable, as from the beginning she set a budget limit.
The flooring in the living room, kitchen, laundry area and bedrooms was covered with the same porcelain tiles that simulate white aged wooden planks, often used in Scandinavian chalets. The walls of the living room and bedrooms were painted with white acrylic paint.
Another highlight is the front covering of the kitchen counter facing the living room, covered with white tiles printed with small words in black, which reflect the resident’s current moment: calm, relax, mercimeaning, soul, peacebreak, dream, vita, health, amore etc.
“My biggest challenge was convincing the client to embark on a bolder project concept, with a clearly Scandinavian feel. Despite being an independent and modern woman, she still maintained a conservative and sober aesthetic sense”, concludes the architect.
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