The story of this home design began back when the client had the idea of situating a swimming pool in his apartment, a 477 square metre duplex in São Paulo, Brazil. Fernanda Marques Arquitetos Associados embraced the challenge, and proposed that a glass pool be made a novel part of the living room by amalgamating […]

The story of this home design began back when the client had the idea of situating a swimming pool in his apartment, a 477 square metre duplex in São Paulo, Brazil. Fernanda Marques Arquitetos Associados embraced the challenge, and proposed that a glass pool be made a novel part of the living room by amalgamating it with huge windows there. The next part of the project was to suitably house and display the homeowner?s large art collection and its future growth. To do this, a minimalist aesthetic was employed to create a gallery setting, along with a lighting scheme that would enhance the works.
Photographer: Fillippo Bamberghi  

Architect Fernanda Marques reflects: “Building the pool structure was the most challenging aspect in the project. To achieve the result very thick, imported glass was used and specialized labor required to install it. Looking back, I think it was well worth it. Neither the owners nor I can imagine the apartment without it.?

The glass swimming pool is a huge feature of the luxury living room, which introduces an entire wall of aqua blue to the neutral minimalistic space. The rest of the colour comes predomina...