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Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil
por Isay Weinfeld
The Livraria da Vila is the result of the refurbishment of a two-story house, built on a very narrow plot in São Paulo.
Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil
Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil
Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil
Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil
Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil
Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil
Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil
Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil
From start, it was clear an open plan was needed, as to better arrange products and circulation. For that reason, significant structural alterations were performed to the existing building, such as the incorporation of metal parts that would make it possible to displace the pillars to the outer sections of the building, and reinforce its foundations.
The inclusion of one level – basement – allowed for the setting up of an entire floor exclusive for children, in addition to a small auditorium, to hold courses and lectures.
We believe that in a commercial venue, a project must always be developed to enhance the product, its in-store merchandising, and its sales. There are, undoubtedly, innumerable ways to achieve this goal, and it is probably the nature of the approach that distinguishes each project.
We, in particular, strive for solutions that will allow customers to experience the product as comfortably as possible.
In the case of Livraria da Vila, such comfort is translated into the composition of low-ceiling spaces, dark tones, indirect lighting and infinite shelves – in careful disarray – covering all walls to the ceiling. Whichever direction one looks at, there are books, and an unpretentious feel, reminding that of used-book stores, making customers at ease to browse the shelves for the books they want, to leaf through or even read them in the couches and easy chairs scattered around the multiple stories.
The pivoting window-shelf-doors, and the voids “connecting” one floor to the next, are other project elements that, unexpected, invite customers to enter and explore the store and its various spaces.
Book display: 1.280 linear meters (shelves)
Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil
Site plan
Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil
Basement plan
Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil
Ground floor plan
Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil
First floor plan
Livraria da Vila in São Paulo, Brazil
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Información técnica
Author: Isay Weinfeld
Collaborator: Domingos Pascali
Project manager: Monica Cappa
Team: Marcelo Alvarenga / Juliana Garcia / Leandro Garcia
Dates
Date of commission: Sept 2006
Date of completion: Apr 2007
Buit area: 790,00 M²
Building
General contractor: Fairbanks & Pilnik
Structural engineer: Stec do Brasil Engenharia
Foundation engineer: Stec do Brasil Engenharia
Mechanical, electrical and pumbling engineers: Mvf Instalações
Landscape design: Isabel Duprat
Sound: Homesystem
Graphic design: Roberto Cipolla
Suppliers
Cement floor: Cada Canto
Ceramics: Gail - Banheiros/Copa
Stones: Clodomar
Sanitary ware: Deca
Precast concrete panels: Concresteel
Glassware: Casa dos Vidros
Lightning: Cia de Iluminação
Stainless steel: Fabrinox
Skylight: Agrotan
Serralheria: Swatt
Woodwork: Legno Marcenaria
Acrylic work: Acriresinas
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