Regular collaborators of Pritzker and Mies van der Rohe prize-winner Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, and multi-award winners themselves in both international biennale gatherings and local competitions, MMBB were established in 1991 in Sao Paolo by three directors, Fernando de Mello Franco, Marta Moreira and Milton Braga.
The firm’s latest work is the practically transparent Rolim de Camargo House in Sao Paolo. The large glazed structure sits on just four columns, partly lifted from the ground to allow space for outdoor leisure activities and at the same time emphasizing the house’s outdoor/indoor relationship. Two main reinforced concrete load-bearing walls allow for a flexible internal layout, which accommodates all the necessary living areas over three levels, as well as a central courtyard.
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Jacob Cohën presents new collection by Matthew Adams Dolan in a unique Milanese location – an artist’s studioThe American designer’s first physical presentation for Italian denim brand Jacob Cohën took place in the working studio of Italian artist Luca Pignatelli
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Roca São Paulo Gallery’s architecture is a tribute to the Atlantic Forest
Roca São Paulo Gallery designed by architect Fernanda Marques opens in Brazil
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Palazzo delle Pietre is a Rome hotel full of history and the warmth of a family home
A palace in the heart of Rome, Palazzo delle Pietre has family values at its core, embracing travellers with open arms
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Roca São Paulo Gallery’s architecture is a tribute to the Atlantic Forest
Roca São Paulo Gallery designed by architect Fernanda Marques opens in Brazil
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Rúina, Brazil: Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023
Brazil’s Rúina enters the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2023, our annual round-up of exciting emerging architecture studios
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A quiet residential oasis screens itself from a São Paulo suburb
FGMF Arquitetos have created a residential oasis; Casa Cumaru is a secluded masterpiece from steel, concrete, glass and wood
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Casa Monoculo offers a take on treetop living in Brazil
Casa Monoculo by architect Alan Chu is a house raised above the treetops in Alto Paraiso City, Brazil
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Café House in Brazil’s Minas Gerais slots into a sloping site
The Café House is a finely brewed mix of lightness and mass that blends a living space, sleeping area, and inner courtyard with the external landscape
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A garden dwelling is focused on its relationship with Brazil’s Atlantic Forest
A 21st century garden dwelling, House of Circular Terraces by Denis Joelsons, was designed around its connections with the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
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Modern courtyard house elevates site in Brasília through private oasis
A courtyard house conceals a private oasis behind its veiled brick façade in Brazil
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This extended 1970s classic home is a greatest hits of Brazilian design
This expansive São Paulo residential complex blends 1970s classic references, modernist design from all eras, bold new additions and a thorough internal restoration
