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GCB Apartment 主な機能:住居 by Thiago Mondini

GCB Apartment 主な機能:住居 by Thiago Mondini is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 銅賞 in インテリア空間・展示デザイン Competition Category.


銅インテリア· 2026

GCB Apartment 主な機能:住居

by Thiago Mondini

Client: Thiago Mondini Arquitetura

A' Design Award 銅賞 Winner in インテリア Category

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The Design

About GCB Apartment 主な機能:住居

書籍テキスト:若いカップルのためのアパートメントで、天然木化粧板、ブラジルのモダニズム家具、そして現代的なデザインを特徴としています。その広さにもかかわらず、リビングエリアは細長い形状です。空間の認識を高めるために家具を適切な比率で配置することは、大きな挑戦でした。ソファはカスタムメイドで珍しい比率を持っていますが、それでいてユーザーにとっての快適さをすべて保っています。壁と天井の木製パネルは連続したラインを生み出し、空間を際立たせ、視覚的な統一感をもたらしています。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅賞

GCB Apartment 主な機能:住居は、創造性、独創性、鋭い洞察力で際立つ傑出したデザインに授与される、高い権威をもつ評価である A' Design Award 銅賞の受賞作品です。銅賞の受賞作品は、十分に巧みで印象的なほど創造的な工芸品であり、デザイナーの豊富な経験、想像力、機知を裏づけています。GCB Apartment 主な機能:住居は、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される品であり、顕著にプロフェッショナルで革新的であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 銅賞を受賞したデザインは、芸術・科学・デザイン・技術のベストプラクティスを取り入れており、細部への配慮に優れています。GCB Apartment 主な機能:住居は、ニーズを見事に満たし、欲求に触れ、感情を魅了し、好奇心を引きつけます。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
This project is a contemporary residence designed for a stylish young couple, distinguished by its seamless integration of natural wood, modernist principles, and a refined Brazilian aesthetic. Its strength lies in the harmonious balance of elegance and warmth, creating a home that is both visually striking and inviting. The design’s unique feature is its ability to merge modern sophistication with a distinctly local character, offering a fresh interpretation of contemporary living.
Dimensions & Packaging
The apartament measures 180 square meters. The integrated living area, with home-theater, living room, dining room, bar and kitchen measures 70 square meters.
Tags
interior design, interiors, architecture, brazilian modern furniture, furniture, modern, contemporary, wood, wooden, living room, living, dining, dining room, home-theater, home theater, apartment, blumenau, brazil, brasil
Production Technology
The design focused on optimizing a narrow, elongated living area through precise spatial planning and custom furniture. The sofa was specially crafted with unconventional proportions to maximize comfort while fitting the space. Continuous wooden panels on walls and ceiling guide the eye and unify the environment. The process combined careful proportion studies, material selection, and spatial sequencing to enhance perception, comfort, and visual cohesion throughout the apartment.
Design Challenge
The project faced no major technical challenges; the primary difficulty was accommodating all the client’s wishes within a coherent layout. Height limitations were also a key constraint, successfully addressed through the strategic use of continuous paneling, careful furniture proportions, and a considered color palette to enhance spatial perception and harmony.
Research
Design-driven research, focused on spatial perception and furniture proportion in a long, narrow apartment. Objectives included maximizing comfort, functionality, and visual coherence despite height and shape constraints. Methodology combined spatial analysis, custom furniture design, and material studies. Data collection used mock-ups, sketches, and client feedback. Participants included the client and design team. Results achieved a harmonious, functional, and inviting space. Insights showed careful proportioning, continuous paneling, and color strategies enhance perception and comfort. Impacts extend to residential design, improving how small or constrained spaces are experienced in real life.
Inspiration
Modern and contemporary Brazilian architecture, blending tradition with comfort, and harmonizing design with functionality. This residence is conceived to be both highly functional and welcoming, offering an environment that balances aesthetic refinement with everyday usability.
Project Duration
The project started in January 2022, while the building was still in construction, and ended in March 2025. It is located in Blumenau, Brazil.
Operation Flow
Upon entering, visitors first experience a cozy home-theater, where wooden panels on walls and ceiling create warmth and intimacy. A 6 mm steel shelf/bookcase subtly separates this area from the living room, guiding movement without blocking views. The living, dining, bar, and kitchen areas flow seamlessly, supporting both daily life and entertaining. This spatial sequencing and visual continuity enhance comfort, circulation, and functional versatility, creating an intuitive and inviting experience.
Team Members
Architect: Thiago Mondini
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Denilson Machado
Image #2: Photographer Denilson Machado
Image #3: Photographer Denilson Machado
Image #4: Photographer Denilson Machado
Image #5: Photographer Denilson Machado

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