2024-02-07 21:00:38
Built in the municipality of Petrópolis (RJ) from 1941 – in a Hollywood rococo (internally) and Norman-French (externally) –, the Quitandinha was opened in 1944 with the encouragement of Getúlio Vargas to be the largest and most luxurious hotel-casino in South America. In its early years, it hosted famous people of international prominence, such as Carmen Miranda, Walt Disney, Greta Garbo, Orson Welles e Evita Peronand also served as the stage for the coronation of Martha Rocha in the first edition of the Miss Brazil contest.
After the ban on gambling in 1946, its suites were transformed into a condominium with 440 housing apartments, with square footage ranging from 20 m² to 180 m². In this property of just 30 m² of the current Quitandinha Residential Condominium, architect Manoela Fleck created a home for a retired lady who lives in Rio de Janeiro and was looking for a second home in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro. “She had already done a project with me and, this time, she contacted me even before buying the property to obtain information regarding possible improvements and use of the space”, says Manoela.
The new owner asked the architect to design the project for a fixed housing (and not just a weekend place), with the right to full kitchen, including dishwasher. Furthermore, she also asked for a light and welcoming decorwith practical solutions to reduce the risk of domestic accidents.
The renovation did not change the layout of the property, since, from the beginning, there was a great concern from the client regarding preserve the living room’s original parquet floor (in light and dark tones designed like a checkerboard) e the flooring made of hexagonal ceramic tiles, in white, in the kitchen and bathroom.
“With the removal of the existing bathtub to create a spacious shower, we had to change the piping, but we were able to redo the damaged part of the floor, using the same material”, highlights the architect. “We also kept the original doors, trim, trim and baseboards,” she adds.
In the decoration, a soft color palette – I tone of blue, pink and off white – to create the light, calm and romantic atmosphere requested by the client. All furniture, decorations and joinery are new and some vintage pieces were found in a local antique shop, such as the two Lucio chairs, created by a designer. Sergio Rodrigues em 1956.
In the finishes, natural materials were prioritized, such as linen, cotton, wood, leather and fiber. Another highlight is the area of bed-board (with drawers underneath) that extends along the entire wall of the room, separated from the living room by a charming iron, wood and linen partition, designed by the architect herself. “Our biggest challenge in this renovation was to renovate and update the entire apartment to meet the desires and needs of a retired lady, preserving, as much as possible, the original interior architecture, as it is an iconic building, with such a rich history ”, concludes Manoela.
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