Coworking Casa Pedra / Q_arts Arquitetura

The building, known as the former headquarters of the Correio do Povo newspaper, was built in 1939 and had its original function as a single-family residence with a commercial ground floor according to the standards of this context. It presents attributes representative of Art Deco, a visual arts and architectural movement prevalent in the contemporary period of the building's construction. This language suggests the geometrization and simplification of decorative elements and can be better identified in the facade facing the historic Avenida Rio Branco. In its original configuration, the facade suggests the division into Base, Body, and Crowning, following the compositional order very present in this language. The Base fully comprises the frontage of the land. Originally, this floor was organized as a commercial space, a garage, and access to the second floor. The following floors contemplated the domestic space. 

Coworking Casa Pedra / Q_arts Arquitetura
© Juliano Mendes © Juliano Mendes
  • architects: Q_arts Arquitetura
  • Location: Av. Rio Branco, 174 - Centro, Santa Maria - RS, 97010-420, Brazil
  • Project Year: 2022
  • Photographs: Juliano Mendes
  • Area: 279.0 m2

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