Minimalism in white: studio 40 m2 in Rio de Janeiro

In four months, the bureau Diego Raposo + Arquitetos has turned a typical apartment into a laconic studio for a young man — with a minimum of partitions, a maximum of light and a sense of air

Chair, Standard, design by Jean Prouvet.

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The owner of a small two-room apartment in Ipanema (an area near the famous beach in the southern part of Rio de Janeiro) invited architects Diego Raposo and Manuela Simas to convert their home into a studio. "He wanted to create a single open space resembling a hotel room, where there would be a calm, relaxing atmosphere," the architects recall.

Stool, Mocho, diz. Sergio Rodriguez. Armchair, Wassily, diz. Marcel Breuer.

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Stool, Mocho, designed by Sergio Rodriguez.

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The first step was the demolition of the partitions separating the living room from the bedroom. The bathroom lacked natural light, so the wall facing the living room was dismantled and replaced with floor-to-ceiling glass panels. According to the architects, the goal was to create an easily changeable layout that would allow the owner to reorganize the space depending on the situation.

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To enhance the feeling of "air" in the interior, the architects designed the main storage systems along the walls (a closet behind the bed, kitchen cabinets and a low bench near the windows). The double bed was made the main element of the studio, placing it actually in the center of the center of the space. "A low bench that stretches along the entire wall with two windows works both as a sideboard for books and decor, and as a pedestal where there is a place to store bed linen and shoes," says Diego Raposo.

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Chair, Standard, design by Jean Prouvet.

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After four months of redevelopment and renovation, the owner received a minimalistic white studio with elements of natural wood and bleached linen. In the decor, the architects used some items that the customer inherited from the family (for example, the Wassily armchair, designed by Marcel Breuer, and a painting by Emiliano Di Cavalcanti), and they were guided by them when choosing new furniture.

Armchair, Wassily, diz. Marcel Breuer.

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"We wanted all the pieces of furniture to be connected with each other in some way: the historical period in which they were created, design elements or finishes. So we chose the Jean Prouvé Standard chair and Sergio Rodriguez's Mocho stool for this apartment," explains Diego Raposo.

Armchair, Wassily, diz. Marcel Breuer.

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