A mixed building to improve São Paulo's coexistence. Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture
05/09/2022.
[São Paulo] Brazil
metalocus, DIEGO DOMÍNGUEZ GONZÁLEZ
metalocus, DIEGO DOMÍNGUEZ GONZÁLEZ
Triptyque Architecture has built its Harmonia 1250 building in the coastal city of São Paulo, Brazil. The project continues the city's trend of architectural renewal with mixed-use buildings, housing shops, and offices below and housing above.
The Harmonia 1250 building was built on an irregular plot of pre-existing land and seeks to move away from the idea of an enclosed construction by seeking communication with the exterior through ventilation, lighting, and its relationship with the urban space around it.
The Harmonia 1250 building was built on an irregular plot of pre-existing land and seeks to move away from the idea of an enclosed construction by seeking communication with the exterior through ventilation, lighting, and its relationship with the urban space around it.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Ricardo Basseti.
Harmonia 1250 by Txriptyque Architecture. Photograph by Ricardo Basseti.
Harmonia 1250 by Txriptyque Architecture. Photograph by Ricardo Basseti.
Harmonia 1250 by Txriptyque Architecture. Photograph by Ricardo Basseti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Ricardo Basseti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Ricardo Basseti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Leonardo Finotti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Leonardo Finotti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Ricardo Basseti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Leonardo Finotti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Ricardo Basseti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Leonardo Finotti.
Harmonia 1250 by Txriptyque Architecture. Photograph by Ricardo Basseti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Ricardo Basseti.
Harmonia 1250 by Txriptyque Architecture. Photograph by Ricardo Basseti.
Harmonia 1250 by Txriptyque Architecture. Photograph by Ricardo Basseti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Ricardo Basseti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Ricardo Basseti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Leonardo Finotti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Leonardo Finotti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Leonardo Finotti.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Leonardo Finotti.
Ground floors of Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture.
Upper floors of Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture.
Section of Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture.
Elevation of Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture.
Elevation of Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture.
Elevation of Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture.
Elevation of Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture consists of two types of floors, the upper floors, dedicated to housing, and the lower floors containing shops and offices with various entrances directly linking the interior with the exterior of the building. The differences between the two parts, using different materials, are sought by the architects to highlight the mixed system, from the interior and the façades.
The façade is made up of metallic "brise soleils" and plant elements that cover the building, providing a naturalistic aesthetic, typical of the studio created in Brazil. The planters located on the façade already implement an integrated drip system with the intention of guaranteeing correct and responsible water consumption.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Leonardo Finotti.
The façade is made up of metallic "brise soleils" and plant elements that cover the building, providing a naturalistic aesthetic, typical of the studio created in Brazil. The planters located on the façade already implement an integrated drip system with the intention of guaranteeing correct and responsible water consumption.
Harmonia 1250 by Triptyque Architecture. Photograph by Leonardo Finotti.
Description of project by Triptyque Architecture
Named after its address in São Paulo, Brazil, Harmonia 1250 claims differentiation as a primary value, by proposing architecture as a tool to improve coexistence between different publics and uses and to rethink the traditional model of "buildings that look like a box" that dominates the real estate market. Instead of closed constructions that are turned inwards by definition, Triptyque created an open structure, connected to the outside and with multiple views.
This project reorganizes the basic elements of rationalist constructions (stairs, elevators, corridors, toilets, etc) according to three themes: relationship with the urban space, with the soil; quality of ventilation, view and lighting of apartments and workspaces; indoor and outdoor integration.
The irregularly shaped land where Harmonia was constructed, composed of several small pre-existing lots, inspired the creation of a building with two protruding ends joined by an elongated body that works like a walkway, connecting both sides to a central area with vertical circulation.
The upper floors, intended for residential use, have a different materiality, evidencing the existence of a mixed program.
With a vertical program of stores, offices and residential apartments, Harmonia 1250 is located in the bustling Vila Madalena neighborhood and foreshadows a new generation of mixed-use buildings in São Paulo.
The ground floor is visually permeable and behaves like an active façade crossed by several accesses. On each floor, the internal spaces extend to the outside in direct continuity, offering a view of the extraordinary urban panorama of the city.
Harmonia's offices fronts are, in fact, terraces protected by metallic brise soleils and a vegetal layer, forming a skin that covers and protects the building while keeping it "breathable" and open to the city. The plant pots placed on the façades are irrigated by an integrated drip system, designed to ensure low water consumption.
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Architects
Collaborators
Landscaping design.- Rodrigo Oliveira Paisagismo.
Structure.- Wmordo Engenharia.
Structure.- Wmordo Engenharia.
Client
Idea!Zarvos.
Builder
R.Yazbek.
Area
11.173 sqm.
Dates
2020.
Location
Rua Harmonia, 1250, 05435-001, São Paulo, Brazil.
Photography
Ricardo Basseti and Leonardo Finotti.
Guillaume Sibaud, Olivier Raffaelli. Triptyque Architecture
Triptyque. The studio was founded in São Paulo in 2000, by four partner architects, sharing the same interest for contemporary metropolises, the southern hemisphere, emergence and the desire to confront other realities. Their practice undoubtedly benefits from the ferment of this global, open and dynamic city which allows them to build their own architectural language in order to imagine the city of tomorrow.
The sensuality of its proposals, combined with an intrinsic naturalness, propels Triptyque into the international panorama of innovative architects. Winners of the New Albums of Young Architects (NAJA-2008), the quartet, eager for challenges, set up a second office in Paris. Triptyque currently has more than sixty employees.
As creative as it is rigorous, Triptyque participates in various projects in Brazil and France - housing, offices, public spaces - both private and public. Adept at the work of land and urban issues, Triptyque also intervenes in the redefinition of housing policies and the urbanization of neighborhoods. Supporters of the virtuous city, they also accompany foundations with a social vocation in order to contribute to a better life.
Triptyque also attracts the world of luxury and creates hotels, resorts and places of contemporary expression, art galleries and exhibition spaces. The architecture studio has also been invited to curate various exhibitions; some of their designed pieces now belong to museums such as the Pompidou Center in Paris.
The sensuality of its proposals, combined with an intrinsic naturalness, propels Triptyque into the international panorama of innovative architects. Winners of the New Albums of Young Architects (NAJA-2008), the quartet, eager for challenges, set up a second office in Paris. Triptyque currently has more than sixty employees.
As creative as it is rigorous, Triptyque participates in various projects in Brazil and France - housing, offices, public spaces - both private and public. Adept at the work of land and urban issues, Triptyque also intervenes in the redefinition of housing policies and the urbanization of neighborhoods. Supporters of the virtuous city, they also accompany foundations with a social vocation in order to contribute to a better life.
Triptyque also attracts the world of luxury and creates hotels, resorts and places of contemporary expression, art galleries and exhibition spaces. The architecture studio has also been invited to curate various exhibitions; some of their designed pieces now belong to museums such as the Pompidou Center in Paris.
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