Apartamento Michigan is an apartment that was transformed by Tria Arquitetura into a cozy home without doing any major work to the existing structure. Located in São Paulo, Brazil, the 84 square meter (approx. 904 square feet) apartment has three bedrooms, one that’s used as a home office that opens up to the terrace.
Through color, woodwork, and decor, the spaces was given an entirely new look and a cohesive main living area.
A wooden bar separates the kitchen from the living room while providing extra storage.
Wood covers a focal wall that houses a TV, as well as storage boxes in different sizes.
A wall of mirrors gives the illusion of more space and reflects light throughout the space.
Photos by Julia Ribeiro.

One Comment
Regina on 04.28.2016 at 08:32 AM
About the apartment in São Paulo, I would like to make some observations: First, was the whole apartment “transformed” (as the text indicates) or was it only the parts photographed? If it was the entire apartment, why not show the other rooms, like the bedroom, for example? Then, being such a small area, instead of giving an illusion of more space (the wall mirror was a good attempt at that), these wooden boxes protruding from the wooden wall (where the TV screen is attached) take away any idea of more space, which is so important to have in a small apartment. – The living room is not the kind that invites for coziness. These protruding boxes (why painting two of them in white…) are rather imposing in a space that should be better coordinated. – The picture of the bathroom, as shown, gives the impression that lightning is precarious there… The washing basin, like a huge bowl, isn`t practical at all, as many dwellers have already mentioned in other architecture and home interior magazines. I can see that the intentions were good, but the results, in my view, are far from being interesting. I would not rent (leaving alone buying) such an apartment.
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