Located in Jardins, a high-class neighborhood of São Paulo, the intervention in Jaú Building can be classified as a “retrofit”, or a requalification of its pre-existing structure. The original design dates back to 1965. Its was abandoned with just structure and envelopment finished.

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Architects: Studio Arthur Casas

Location: Alameda Jaú, São Paulo - SP, Brazil

Architect In Charge: Arthur de Mattos Casas

Project Managers: Gabriel Ranieri, Regiane Khristian, Beto Cabariti

Coordinators: Ana Beatriz

Area: 9444.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Collaborators: Luciano Sessa, Deborah Branca, Nathália Minas, Marcelo Beretta
Interior Design Collaborators: Victória Chaves, Manuela Giraldi

Interior Design: Studio Arthur Casas

Construction: Bauman

Landscaping: Renata Tilli

© Fernando Guerra | FG+SG

Text description provided by the architects. Located in Jardins, a high-class neighborhood of São Paulo, the intervention in Jaú Building can be classified as a “retrofit”, or a requalification of its pre-existing structure. The original design dates back to 1965. Its was abandoned with just structure and envelopment finished.

Site Plan

Bauman, a construction company, bought the building and in 2012 proposed to Studio Ar...