{"id":192489,"date":"2022-01-21T11:43:56","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T16:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=192489"},"modified":"2022-11-14T15:13:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T20:13:59","slug":"studio-arthur-casas-plays-off-light-and-shadow-in-this-sao-paulo-showroom","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/studio-arthur-casas-plays-off-light-and-shadow-in-this-sao-paulo-showroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Arthur Casas Plays Off Light and Shadow in this S\u00e3o\u00a0Paulo Showroom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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January 21, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n

Words: <\/span>Jane Margolies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Fran Parente<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Studio Arthur Casas Plays Off Light and Shadow in this S\u00e3o Paulo Showroom<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

2021 Best of Year winner for Showroom<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Launched in 2020 to showcase sustainable furniture conceived and manufactured in Brazil, +55 Design<\/a> needed a physical environment that would capture the essential Brazilian-ness of its wares. So who better to turn to for it than hometown architect and Interior Design<\/em> Hall of Fame member Arthur Casas<\/a>. His and his team\u2019s solution resulted in a 7,750-square-foot, two-level showroom, its striking minimalism allowing the furniture to take center stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Controlling and modulating the strong tropical sun was a focus of the project. It\u2019s also been a focus of Brazilian design for some time, giving rise to the cast-concrete facade screens known as cobog\u00f3s. Casas\u2019s version adds intriguing pattern\u2014what he calls a \u201cgame of light and shadow\u201d\u2014to the otherwise neutral interior. It\u2019s there that an amorphous opening connects the ground level and the mezzanine, adding a sculptural element. Encased in MDF paneling with a European oak finish, it\u2019s topped by a retractable glass roof that floods the interior with natural light; from the mezzanine level, the opening serves to frame seating and tables by the likes of Roberta Banqueri<\/a>, Studio MK27<\/a>, and Casas himself grouped below. That level literally spills outdoors onto a terrace, which is surrounded by lush native plants, protected by a retractable awning, and furnished with more pieces by Casas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PROJECT TEAM<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Studio Arthur Casas<\/span><\/a>: Arthur Casas; Regiane Khristian; Rafael Palombo; Alessandra Mattar; Luisa Mader; Fernanda Costa; Paulina Tabet<\/span><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n