Photography by Daniel Levin.
From Atlanta to São Paulo, new-build to retrofit, today’s residential developments boast enriching amenities, whether man- or Mother Nature–made.
Residential Developments From Atlanta to São Paulo
One Domino Project by Selldorf Architects
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Photography by Daniel Levin.
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Photography by Daniel Levin.
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Photography by Daniel Levin.
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Photography by Shannon Dupree.
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Photography by Daniel Levin.
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Photography by Evan Joseph.
The latest addition to the redeveloped 11-acre Domino Sugar Factory site in Williamsburg is composed of 39- and 55-story towers sheathed in iridescent tiles developed by COR Architecture + Design that reflect sunlight and the waterfront. That outdoor connection continues inside, where amenities, located in the shared five-story podium, include a cedar-lined sauna, a 50-foot pool surrounded by verdant Sicis mosaics, its glass oculus glimpsing the fitness center above, and a coworking lounge in a dusk palette. Likewise, residences feature such natural materials as teak for cabinetry and Carrara marble for countertops, as well as pieces from Vica, the furnishings collection by Interior Design Hall of Fame member Annabelle Selldorf.
Oscar Ibirapuera by Fernanda Marques Arquitetura and Perkins&Will
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Photography by Leonardo Finotti.
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Photography by Leonardo Finotti.
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Photography by Leonardo Finotti.
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Photography by Leonardo Finotti.
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Photography by Leonardo Finotti.
The city’s iconic Ibirapuera Park, completed in 1954 by Roberto Burle Marx, was the muse for this pair of new 14-floor buildings, with architecture by Perkins&Will and interiors and select furniture by local architect Fernanda Marques. The nods to tropical modernism begin with the facade, some elevations shaded by HPL wood-look brise-soleils, and the entry, where a nautical-rope bench by Indio da Costa keeps company with native plants and Brazilian cumaru planks. Tauari, another local wood, defines the dry sauna, among the suite of perks that include indoor and outdoor pools, the shape of the latter’s deck echoing that of the Oscar Niemeyer–designed lake within the park, of which many residences have unobstructed views.
Sora at Spring Quarter by Cooper Carry and Fogarty Finger
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Photography by David Mitchell.
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Photography by David Mitchell.
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Photography by David Mitchell.
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Photography by David Mitchell.
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Photography by David Mitchell.
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Photography by David Mitchell.
“A light in the urban forest” is how Fogarty Finger describes this structure, its first multifamily project here, for which it handled interiors, with Cooper Carry architecting the 29-story base building. Colors, materials, art, and furnishings tie to the city, its vast tree canopy, or nature in general. Take the sunlit, double-height lobby, where a solid-oak stairway leads to the mezzanine library, one wall hosting a Christina Kwan mural, fronted by a side table from B10 Union, artist and furniture maker local. Additional amenities are grouped on the 10th and 11th floors; the former is where residents can lounge in sophistication on Space Copenhagen’s Infinity sectional gazing at works by Caomin Xie and Eric Moore, both also Atlanta-based, under Stickbulb’s Diamond fixture, or scale the fitness center’s 20-foot climbing wall painted leafy hues.
Aman Residences by Yabu Pushelberg
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Photography courtesy of Aman Tokyo.
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Photography courtesy of Aman Tokyo.
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Photography courtesy of Aman Tokyo.
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Photography courtesy of Aman Tokyo.
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Photography courtesy of Aman Tokyo.
Occupying the top levels of Pelli Clarke & Partners’s 65-story Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, the tallest residential building in Japan, a quiet luxury pervades the public spaces, spa, and six-bedroom penthouse, achieved via this firm’s signature employ of exquisite materials, blue-chip art, and sumptuous self-designed furnishings. Witness the travertine envelope and Dennis Lin sculpture in the lobby, and the 20-foot oak ceiling, slender Tatsuya Tokura plasterwork, and softly rounded Lombard Street sofas in the La Maison living room. Also curvaceous is the orb composed of waterproof plaster protruding over the 82-foot heated pool, part of the 15,000-square-foot Aman Spa, like the belly of a whale, the indigo ceramic screens made locally.
Renata Sampaio Building by Metro Arquitetos
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Photography by Fran Parente.
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Photography by Fran Parente.
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Photography by Fran Parente.
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Photography by Fran Parente.
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Photography by Fran Parente.
First designed as a commercial entity by architect Oswaldo Arthur Bratke in 1958, the 13-story edifice has been converted to mixed-use, offering cafés, event spaces, and residences, ranging from studios to three-bedrooms, for short or long stays, furnished with vintage and found pieces as well as those by Metro Objetos, the firm’s product division. The angular swimming pool is new, occupying an existing terrace, now planted with native palm trees and guaimbés, but the concrete breeze-block facade is original, albeit repainted and repointed. It’s chiaroscuro effect inspired the lobby’s black granite flooring and ebonized cedar paneling.