Residência T | J — Interiores
Interiors of the 450 m² T | J Residence in Curitiba: living and dining rooms integrated by a light-stone fireplace, a sculpted ceiling, layered lighting and timeless furniture in neutral tones.
- Typology
- Interiors
- Location
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Floor area
- 450 m²
- Year
- 2009
The client's challenge
The house's social spaces form a long, continuous sequence, with generous ceiling height and abundant natural light. The challenge was to give this space a human scale, to create well-defined gathering areas — lounge, reading nook and dining room — without raising walls, and to maintain an elegant, serene reading that matched the sand-toned architecture.
The design solution
The fireplace clad in light stone was positioned as the anchoring element of the living room, marking the transition between spaces. The sculpted ceiling, with recesses and indirect light, defines each area through the ceiling plane alone, doing away with partitions. The furniture mixes a generous light-linen sofa, dark wood-framed armchairs and a lacquered coffee table, set on a Persian rug that warms up the neutral palette. Mirrored sideboards, crystal-based lamps and dark pendant lights over the dining table complete the layered lighting, ensuring visual comfort from day into night.
The interior design of the T | J Residence works with the house's 450 m² starting from the very first contact: the entrance hall, where the light marble staircase with a glass railing draws the eye toward the living room and establishes the serene language that runs through the entire residence. From there, the social spaces unfold in a continuous sequence of lounge, dining room, veranda and home theater, always with natural light as the protagonist.
The fireplace clad in light stone organizes the living room and creates a visual reference along the entire perspective. Around it, the light-fabric sofa, the dark wood armchairs and the lacquered coffee table form a comfortable conversation circle on the Persian rug, which brings texture and warmth to the ensemble. The dark dining table with light-colored chairs and the dark pendant lights complete the scene in continuity with the lounge.
The sculpted ceiling, with recesses and indirect-light coves, defines each space without walls, and the lighting was designed in layers: recessed fixtures for general lighting, dark pendant lights over the dining table and crystal-based lamps for reading and evening ambiance. The living room corner and the intimate lounge offer different modes of gathering within the same neutral palette.
The TV room and home theater were designed as an enclosed, welcoming space, with black leather armchairs, a dark wood panel and media unit, a built-in TV and linen curtains that filter the light for comfortable viewing sessions. The powder room, in restrained tones with a light stone countertop, extends the sophistication to the transitional spaces.
The social veranda, with synthetic-fiber furniture and light-colored upholstery, extends the living room into the garden and broadens the house's relationship with the city in the background. The gourmet kitchen, integrated through dark cabinets and a stone countertop, completes the social area with functionality without giving up elegance.
In the private area, the access hall to the master suite features a curved lacquered cabinet, a dark slatted panel, a mirror and a Persian rug, functioning as a support closet. The suite follows the neutral palette with a striped upholstered headboard, subtle arabesque wallpaper and a nightstand with a crystal lamp. The suite bathroom features a whirlpool tub built into a marble countertop, two countertops, a sandblasted glass shower enclosure, a skylight and light-colored finishes that accentuate the sense of spaciousness and comfort.
The result is an elegant, understated interior that follows the house's architecture and remains current more than a decade later.
