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Sunrise Apartment by Gabriela Casagrande

Sunrise Apartment

Silver A' Design Award Winner 2025

A contemporary residential living space unfolds before the listener, organized around a palette of warm honey-toned wood and soft cream white surfaces bathed in gentle natural daylight. Scanning from background to foreground, the composition begins with a luminous central window spanning approximately half the image width, covered by translucent horizontal blinds that glow with diffused daylight the color and temperature of warm milk, suggesting soft morning or afternoon illumination. Above this glowing window screen, a clerestory band admits additional natural light through clear glass, revealing four pendant light fixtures suspended at varying heights, their forms resembling soft pleated spheres in ivory fabric, like paper lanterns constructed from gathered cream-colored textile, each perhaps the size of a basketball, grouped in an asymmetrical cluster. Flanking the central window, tall vertical columns of blonde oak wood rise from floor toward ceiling, their surfaces showing subtle wood grain patterns warm as toast or golden sand, smooth to imagined touch like polished furniture. The columns frame the view like architectural sentinels, creating a sense of threshold and definition. In the middle ground, a curved sofa upholstered in pale dove gray fabric stretches horizontally, its form organic and flowing like a gentle wave, appearing soft and yielding as a cloud, accompanied by matching round cushions. Before the sofa sits a coffee table with a conical pedestal base in warm terracotta-toned wood, supporting a circular top at comfortable height, upon which rests a sculptural white ceramic vessel with irregular organic edges suggesting coral or folded paper. The foreground presents additional seating in cream-colored bouclé fabric, textured like soft lamb's wool, inviting touch, arranged as rounded armless chairs with plump cushions. To the right, a wooden bench with slim legs supports a pale cushion. The floor appears as large format tiles in pale cream, smooth and cool as limestone. The atmosphere suggests profound quietude, warmth without heat, and the gentle embrace of thoughtfully designed domestic space.

The Sunrise Apartment embraces minimalism and natural light to create a serene and functional living space. Located in Curitiba, Brazil, it offers a privileged view of Barigui Park and the city skyline, seamlessly integrating interior and exterior. The project prioritizes natural materials, soft tones, and an open layout that enhances well being. Custom designed pieces, such as the gourmet table and the Dolomite Armchair, reinforce its unique identity. By balancing contemporary Brazilian design with essentialist principles, the project delivers a timeless and refined living experience.