Baume Itaim

History

Baume Itaim marks ORi‘s return to São Paulo. Designed by Königsberger Vannucchii, it is conceived as a sensory refuge, nature’s balm, on one of the quietest, most tree-lined streets in Itaimi. Discretion and exclusivity set the tone — including in the name, which is the French word for balm, not a street surname.

• Concept: a sculptural volume conceived as a sensory refuge, on a quiet, green street in Itaimi.
• Trivia: this is the project that reopens OR’s (formerly Odebrecht Realizações) route in the capital, with a strong bet on discretion.

Architecture and aesthetics

Seven storeys in a neighbourhood that builds thirty: Königsberger Vannucchii‘s first decision was not to compete on height with its surroundings and to fit the volume to the scale of the street. The approach is sculptural and restrained, and the 2,840 m² plot holds more than a thousand square metres of landscaped ground-floor area — the greenery the street already has, given back to it by the plot instead of kept behind a wall. A single apartment per floor, a private social hall and a wide gourmet balcony in front of the living room; floor and ceiling come out level between the living room and the balcony, so that the two spaces can be integrated later without major building work. Common-area interiors by Triplexi and landscaping by Cenárioi.

Aesthetics and scarcity

• Aesthetics: sculptural and contemporary, with sensory inspiration.

Technical specifications

• Towers and units: single tower, 9 storeys, 21 units (one apartment per floor), 3 lifts. Plot of 2,840 m².
• Floor areas: 219 m², 243 m² and 277 m².
• Parking spaces: 4 spaces, with private storage.
• Structural highlights: 4 suites (with a 3-suite floor plan option), private social hall and a wide gourmet balcony.

Leisure and facilities

• Full leisure area (under construction)

Location and surroundings

Points of interest · distances in metres

Itaim Bibi: the address

Two names for the same address

The plot sits on the border between Itaim Bibi and Vila Nova Conceição, and both names are legitimate. The postcode registers Vila Nova Conceição; the high-end market treats the address as Itaim Bibi, as OR does. This entry adopts the name in common use and keeps the other for those who search for it.

Rua do Consórcio is short and leads nowhere but itself — exactly the kind of street that Itaim Bibii has little of and fights hard for: a residential core on the border with Vila Nova Conceiçãoi, with no through-traffic, two blocks from the bustle. What is within walking distance here is neighbourhood life, not avenue life: two schools less than a hundred and fifty metres away, the Rua Clodomiro Amazonas market on Thursdays, Ibirapuerai and Parque do Povoi a little over a kilometre away in opposite directions, and JK Iguatemii closer still. Faria Limai and JKi are close enough for work and far enough for sleep — a balance that almost no other address in the neighbourhood strikes.