Fazenda Boa Vista is a project designed by Diego Revollo. A country retreat. That was the dream of the young couple with children, when back in 2019 they hired us to design their country house interiors. Long-time clients of our firm, they expressed their desire for a cosy space, which could offer the same amenities they have in their home in the city, but providing other sensory and aesthetic experiences, with a more direct interaction with nature. Photography by Ruy Teixeira.

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Due to the pandemic, this desire was strengthened and translated into the search for lightness and calmness in each one of the rooms. A neutral palette has then been adopted, dictating the décor of the entire residence. Avoiding any colourful element ? in order not to compromise the peaceful aura that we intended to emphasize ?, the design approach focused on exploring different forms, framings and plasticities, especially promoting the use of natural materials.
As in a complex compositional exercise, activities such as defining the internal layout, planning floor patterns, designing woodwork and curating furniture and works of art have been meticulously stitched together, in order to ensure that the neutral concept of the project would not result in monotony ? and, on the contrary, that it would enable stimulating synaesthetic perceptions. The touch has been widely accentuated, through the variation of texture among al...