Apartment of architect Gustavo Marasca in Rio Clara
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09 Dec 2022
Architect Gustavo Marasca combined two neighboring apartments so that after the wedding there would be enough space for the future family
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When the architect Gustavo Marasca moved out from his parents, his choice fell on Rio Clara - a municipality in Brazil, part of the state Sao Paulo. There he bought an apartment, which he designed to match his then young bachelor life, connecting two bedrooms into one and removing the third room for the sake of expanding the living room.
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Sofa, Platô, diz. Jayme Bernardo.
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However, six months later Gustavo met his love and decided to get married. Family life made its own adjustments to everyday life: it was decided to buy an apartment next door, which was always empty, and combine two floors. "Now we have as much as 260 m2 at our disposal, and there is room for two more guest bedrooms, an office, an additional living room and a summer kitchen on the loggia," says the architect.
Slow Chair, diz. Ronan and Erwan Burullekov for Vitra.
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Gustavo was inspired by the concept of Restoration Hardware stores in Miami, combining neoclassical details (stucco cornices, fluted pilasters) with herringbone wooden floors, light walls and an abundance of wood.
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For the decor, the designer chose modern furniture, avoiding too many shades of wood: "I chose a couple of basic wood colors and varnished the veneered surfaces to get a retro tone characteristic of the 1950s."
Another important color was black, the architect used it for a sideboard with a matte finish, a kitchen island and a countertop made of black granite with a matte finish, a dining table and chairs in the kitchen.
Dining table, Eclipse. Ale chairs, diz. Marcelo Ligieri for Doimo.
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The newlyweds left some of the items from their "bachelor" life, bought something, and brought something from their honeymoon and joint trips around the world. For example, hand-painted and gilded porcelain came to Brazil from Thailand, and the handmade green vases standing on a pedestal under the TV come from the Italian island of Murano.
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The summer kitchen has created its own atmosphere filled with the colors of nature — from tiles on the floor, reproducing the texture of stone, and straw wallpaper to wicker lampshades and wooden furniture of calm shades.
The long table was designed by Gustavo himself, combining a veneer of Catuaba wood (also called Brazilian juniper) with brass countertop details. Lampshades are woven from bamboo fiber, and the countertop in the working part of the kitchen is made of limestone.
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On the loggia next to the summer kitchen there is a wooden bathtub, which is very popular in the family.
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When designing the new bedroom, Gustavo was inspired by the rooms of high-class hotels. The combination of dark cold shades, wallpaper with an animalistic print, Persian carpet with relief trim, linen-upholstered headboard, cabinets with lacquered facades, velvet-lined curtains made the atmosphere refined and cozy, like in a five-star hotel.
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"Most of the time we spend on deck chairs or sofas in the main living room watching TV, talking or just in the company of our favorite — the French bulldog Bettigny. And we like everything," says Gustavo.
Architect Gustavo Marasca with the French bulldog Betinha. Armchair, Slow Chair, Vitra
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