Leaf Loefgren

A complete and complex building, focused on promoting the well-being of users, passersby and all forms of life in Brazil’s largest city. Neighboring one of São Paulo’s most important icons - Ibirapuera Park -, Leaf Loefgren was created as a promoter of urban interactions and connections. With spaces designed for a variety of uses - residential, commercial, corporate and public leisure -, the building sits on a challenging terrain, with slopes of 7 meters overcome by pilotis that provide physical and visual permeability to the complex of multiple squares, paths and possibilities. Taking advantage of the natural unevenness of the terrain, the team of architects and designers established a dynamic that invites the public, with the creation of squares, gardens and active facades that attract and shelter people of different profiles, with special attention to the traditional residents of the neighborhood, whose houses guided the design of the building and determined its distance from the ground, in order to preserve the landscape, lighting and ventilation in these century-old residences that welcome the Leaf Loefgren as a special neighbor, standing with respect and opening doors to new experiences in the neighborhood. The combination of wood, concrete and glass, solidity and emptiness, results in dynamic volumes, which interact with each other and with the surroundings to promote the best living conditions for users, whether they are householders of the residential towers, workers in the corporate slabs, employees and customers of the stores on the ground floor or pedestrians attracted by the open squares. With contemporary national and international references, Leaf Loefgren is marked by its imposing and inviting architecture, a symbiosis between natural and built environments, where life (and greenery) occupies the voids carefully designed by the team of architects.