Arinda Building
R. BENTO FREITAS, 348
ANDRÉ VAINER ARQUITETOS32 APARTMENTS11 TYPOLOGIES
Our building with a musical history
Technical details
Type of project: renovation with change of use (commercial to residential)
Area: 2,782 m²
Architectural project: André Vainer Arquitetos
Interior design: Planta.Inc. and Metro Objetos
Development: Planta.Inc.
Production and creative direction: Planta.Inc.
Interior design and implementation: Planta.Inc.
Lighting project: Estúdio Lodi
Visual communication: Alles Blau Studio
The former headquarters of the Copacabana Records and Odeon record labels, the Arinda Building was built in 1958 on Rua Rêgo Freitas, just four years after the foundation of Livraria Duas Cidades, at a neighboring address. At the time, the city center was gaining its most emblematic modernist buildings, experiencing a time of cultural, social and economic effervescence.
With a retrofit project by André Vainer, the identical dimensions and layouts allowed for a more flexible development. The more flexible design of the interior spaces took advantage of all the existing openings and even added new ones, bringing more natural light into the rooms.
A highlight of the retrofit of the Arinda Building was the discovery of the original wooden panel from the period, which was hidden behind a wall that was built sometime after 1958. The piece was restored and greets those who arrive at the building.
The original 1950s parquet flooring found during the renovation was used in the circulation areas of the Arinda Building, where the granite and wood doors and porticos also underwent careful restoration work. The furniture was created exclusively for this project.
With a retrofit project by André Vainer, the identical dimensions and layouts allowed for a more flexible development. The more flexible design of the interior spaces took advantage of all the existing openings and even added new ones, bringing more natural light into the rooms.
A highlight of the retrofit of the Arinda Building was the discovery of the original wooden panel from the period, which was hidden behind a wall that was built sometime after 1958. The piece was restored and greets those who arrive at the building.
The original 1950s parquet flooring found during the renovation was used in the circulation areas of the Arinda Building, where the granite and wood doors and porticos also underwent careful restoration work. The furniture was created exclusively for this project.
Typologies
Apartamento 44
Apartamento 91
Apartamento 43
Apartamento 14
Apartamento 11
Apartamento 12
Apartamento 42
Apartamento 13
Apartamento 41
Apartamento 92
Area