Bueno Apartment by BLOCO Arquitetos
Bueno Apartment sits in Brasília, Brazil, where BLOCO Arquitetos reworks a 125 m² (1,345 ft²) residence inside a pillar-free 1980s building. The renovation reduces four bedrooms to two while expanding the social rooms for gatherings and daily life. Designed in 2025, the project draws on the building’s perimeter structure and precast concrete to unlock a flexible plan for a couple and their young son.
Morning light slides across matte gray porcelain, unbroken from entry to living room. The structural grid holds at the perimeter, freeing a broad interior field for daily rituals and weekend gatherings.
This apartment renovation in Brasília turns a former four-bedroom plan into a generous two-bedroom home by BLOCO Arquitetos. The throughline is planning: remove obstructions, combine rooms, and let a unified finish tie everything together. It’s measured work, and it changes how the family hosts, cooks, and works.
Open Plan Recast
The project starts with subtraction. Two original bedrooms shift into the living area, widening the social zone and setting up clear sightlines from entry to windows. The son’s room moves to a calmer corner, which allows the master suite to gain real breadth and storage without crowding the circulation.
Kitchen Joins Living
Walls come down between kitchen, dining, and lounge, turning meal prep into part of the conversation. The island and dining table now sit on the same continuous floor, so traffic feels natural during parties and weeknight dinners alike. With service rooms rethought, the cookline reads compact and efficient, never isolated from the room.
Work Rooms Carved
Two small offices slot into the plan for a couple who work from home. Doors close when needed, but placement near the core keeps them useful between calls and school runs. A relocated utility area and a new powder room streamline the everyday, reducing back-and-forth and keeping the social rooms clear.
Structure Sets Freedom
A perimeter frame, free of interior pillars, makes the reorganization possible. By peeling back plaster in the social area, the team reveals the concrete slab and beams, a straightforward reminder of the building’s 1980s construction. That honest ceiling becomes the datum for the plan below, aligning lighting runs and storage volumes without clutter.
Materials Tie Rooms
One floor finish runs everywhere: a matte gray porcelain tile that links rooms and keeps maintenance light. Wet rooms trade only two rectangular ceramic tiles for contrast and clean-up, keeping the palette legible. Casework lands in natural American oak veneer and white textured panels, a calm mix that lets the plan do the talking.
Baths And Suite Reset
Both the guest bath and the en suite are redrawn for clarity. The master suite now breathes, with a direct route from bed to bath and storage where it matters. Privacy improves for the child’s room as well, even as the living area grows for movie nights and birthdays.
Late day, the porcelain takes on a softer gray while the exposed concrete ceiling holds a faint shadow line. The layout carries the light and the life. Measured moves, generous results.
Photography by Júlia Tótoli
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