Project Description

Paulista Kaze

Technical Data

Location: São Paulo, SP – Brasil

Type of Construction: Commercial

Site area: 120m²

Building area: 335m²

Project Beginning: 2008

Construction completion: 2009

Team

Authors: Fernando Forte, Lourenço Gimenes, Rodrigo Marcondes Ferraz

Coordinators: Dante Furlam

Contributors: Renata Davi, Renata Góes, Luiz Florence, Adriana Junqueira, Paloma Delgado, Ivo Magaldi, André Malheiros, Luciana Muller, Débora Zepellini, Nilton Rossi, Ana Paula Barbosa, Eva Suárez, Marília Caetano, Bruno Araújo, Monica Harumi

Photographer: Fran Parente

Constructor: SEMA Engenharia

Foundation and Structural Engineering: Oppea Engenharia

Electrical and Plumbing Installation: Ramoska e Castellani

Landscape Designer: FGMF Arquitetos

Lighting design: FGMF Arquitetos

Interior design: FGMF Arquitetos

Suppliers: Mr Cryl, Bricolagem, Reka Iluminação, SIA Esquadrias, Rutra Marcenaria

The building should be according to the aesthetic language developed as well by FGMF for the Kaze salon at Mooca neighborhood, in 2004, which became a symbol and standard for the entire chain.

Due to the minimal dimensions, the four floors of the building and the need for daylight, the façade composed by angled glass plates and the atrium gained great importance. The façade is the element which gives a contemporary look to the building, as its faceted form turns into a powerful lantern for the city at night.

As well as a means for natural illumination, the glass façade is part of a controlled ventilation and passive temperature control system. Some window panes can be opened, allowing the passage of air through all the internal environment, cooling it on its way to exhausters on the last floor.

The small sized lot allowed the building to merge with its urban environment, semi-detached as it is, but at the same time it is able to show individuality in the contrast with the surrounding buildings, qualifying the neighborhood in which it is settled.

Ground Floor

First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan

Cut 01

Diagram