YINJISPACE use media professional’s unique perspective,try to explore the essence of life behind the design works.

© logo 粤ICP备19077098号

YINJISPACE use media professional’s unique perspective,try to explore the essence of life behind the design works.

© logo 粤ICP备19077098号
Brazil

Studio Arthur Casas

I have a holistic view of my profession, so I like to explore all areas and scales; from urbanism to the minor object design.

Architects often master one form of expression better than others. Even great architects leave their mark mainly in their country of origin, sometimes never daring to go abroad. Arthur Casas is an exception to both of these rules. He is equally at ease in the areas of residential architecture, commercial spaces, real estate development and design. 

Arthur Casas was born in 1961, around the same time as the capital of Brazil, Brasilia. He experienced the best period of Brazilian architecture, when anything was possible for an architect, including designing a whole city – reorganizing the way of life in urban areas. He brought from his childhood and his visits to Brasilia this freedom, and a commitment to modernist principles in his professional life.

Arthur Casas graduated from Mackenzie University of Sao Paulo in architecture and urbanism in 1983, who built his career starting with interior and product design, One of his strongest characteristics is to constantly reinvent his work through an intense dialogue with his team, guided by the qualities that have given his projects broad recognition. 

The considerable attention given by Arthur Casas to the natural environment and to the choice of materials. Especially beginning in 2003, Casas placed an emphasis in his work on reducing the environmental impact of architecture. This aspect of his designs is particularly emphasized in such recent work as the Brazil Pavilion for Expo 2015 Milan (with Atelier Marko Brajovic). The 3,672m2 pavilion is based on the “idea of a flexible, smooth and decentralized network, present in every aspect of the building and representing the country’s pluralism.” 

The modern approach of Arthur Casas does owe some of its subtlety and variety to his native Brazil, but he has long since shown his capacity to create variety and surprise in his designs. With the Brazilian Pavilion in Milan, he confirms his status as one of the most significant living Latin American architects. From inside to outside, from object to landscape, Studio Arthur Casas’ creations are intrinsically connected in a horizontal scale. Dialogue is the key for conceiving projects that range from a chair to an urban plan, influenced by a spirit both modern and contemporary, Brazilian and cosmopolitan. 

Despite having had much influence from modern Brazilian architecture, the architect who touched me most, especially in the domestic-scale, was Frank Lloyd Wright. He was the one who knew how to work with all scales of projects concomitantly with the same weight and importance. Arthur Casas‘s work has been praised in Brazil for over two decades. With a casual, yet elegant vocabulary he rescues the innovative tradition of Brazilian Modernism. 

    Subscribe 订阅

    Design Works

    • Casa Pacaembu

      This unique topographical advantage not only maximizes views of the residential landscape but also lends the house an understated presence, blending harmoniously with the surrounding native forest.
    • Casa Boa Vista

      The design philosophy of this residence in Fazenda Boa Vista prioritizes the integration of its surroundings into the living spaces. Overcoming setback restrictions, the house takes on a narrow and elongated form, with volumes featuring sloping roofs and unique angles that frame the landscape innovatively.
    • Orla Apartment

      The design of this apartment facing Ipanema beach, in Rio de Janeiro, was designed for a couple with two young children, who wanted a space to accompany their daughters' growth and also environments with privacy for home offi ce work.
    • Coudelaria

      All these spaces are distributed in a functional way on an open and connected plan, ideal for meetings, according to the client’s brief – who is always receiving friends and family for celebrations.
    • LAB House

      Outwardly focussed, LAB House sits unnaturally, yet comfortably, within the deep, dense forest as a unique observatory of sorts.
    • IG House

      IG house is part of the Jacarezinho Condominium, in São Paulo, Brazil, whose project is also signed by studio arthur casas.
    • BD House

      This modernist house in Sao Paulo was designed to be the perfect getaway, in a leafy suburb.
    • Icaro Jardins da Graciosa Building

      Seeking for an integration between Architecture and Landscape, Renata Tilli’s project brought a protagonism to green areas.
    • AL House

      Located in the hills near São Conrado beach, the plot intrigued the client, as it had no direct view to the sea nor would be the best choice to contemplate the landscape.
    • TP Apartament

      Located on one of the most elegant streets of Paris, where the major fashion stores and art galleries are concentrated, this apartment signed by Arthur Casas, co-authored by architect Marina Werfel, was designed to fulfill the wishes of the residents a couple with two children – for practical.
    • H Stern Iguatemi

      With the Brazilian Pavilion in Milan, he confirms his status as one of the most significant living Latin American architects. 
    • Brownstone House

      Respect the historical character of this architecture and offers a practical, contemporary and technological solution for the sectorization of an extensive program distributed over its six floors.
    • NVD House

      Located in the interior of São Paulo, the project consists on a dynamic mix of volumes, creating great spans and cantilevers. 
    • RS Apartment

      A minimalist aesthetic prevails at the spaces as well as a cozy, friendly and full of life atmosphere.
    • JY House

      The project is divided into two main volumes, displaced from one another. The ground floor contains the entire social area, while the upper volume accommodates the more sheltered suites.
    • MS House

      This summerhouse near São Paulo was built for a couple with three grown-up daughters.