Commissioned by a glass processing company, this project unites administrative offices and a large-scale warehouse into a single, cohesive architectural gesture. Designed to reflect the client’s core material, the building features a pre-molded concrete structure paired with a continuous jumbo glass façade that amplifies daylight and visual permeability.

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Glass—often perceived as a cold, industrial material—becomes here a medium of warmth and expression. The architecture explores the contrast between transparency and shelter, structure and softness. The upper volume appears to float above a reflecting pool, which also functions as a firewater reservoir, supported by inclined structural columns that lend rhythm and lightness to the composition.

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Inside, a clean and open layout is enhanced by generous natural lighting, wooden surfaces, and integrated landscaping. These tactile and organic elements soften the industrial context, fostering a human-centered experience grounded in calm, functionality, and spatial clarity.

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The façade system is designed to deliver both transparency and thermal performance, balancing technical precision with sensorial quality. The result is an architecture that transforms an industrial program into a place of elegance, efficiency, and emotional resonance.

 

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PROJECT DETAILS

 

Typology: Industrial

Client: Modelo Vidros

Location: Garibaldi | BR

Project year: 2021

Lot area: 47,246.36 m²

Total designed area: 34,769.58 m²

Built area: 20,926.74 m²

Urbanized lot area (landscaping and infrastructure): 13,842.84 m²

Photography: Débora Zandonai

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