Maison Helena

History

By Zabo Engenhariai, Maison Helena is part of the developer’s Maison luxury line, steps from Oscar Freirei (underground station), near Hospital Sírio-Libanêsi and Colégio Dante Alighierii. A sibling in the collection to Maison Gisellei, Maison Josephinei and Maison Madeleinei, it has floor plans from 208 sq m to 312 sq m, with the possibility of joining two 208 sq m units into one of 416 sq m.

• Concept: the flexible high-end living of the Maison line, in a central address of the Jardinsi.
• Curiosities: two 208 sq m units can be joined into one of 416 sq m, with five suites.

Architecture and aesthetics

A single tower of twenty-six storeys over four basement levels, with two apartments per floor — and a design decision that defines the building more than any façade detail: the two 208 sq m units on a given floor were designed so they could become a single one, of 416 sq m and five suites. The plan is born anticipating its own renovation, and it is this structural flexibility, rather than an aesthetic stance, that gives the building its most distinctive authorship. In the 312 sq m units the same reasoning appears on the outside, in the L-shaped terrace that wraps around two faces of the floor instead of being limited to a single front balcony. The credits for the architectural design, interiors and landscaping are not publicly documented and, for that reason, are not attributed here: the building’s identity reads through the Maison line of Zaboi — the same floor-plan grammar repeated on neighbouring streets — rather than through a single façade.

Aesthetics and scarcity

• Design: contemporary high-end.

Technical specifications

• Towers and units: single tower, 26 storeys and 4 basement levels, 2 apartments per floor, 40 apartments.
• Floor areas: 208 sq m (3 to 4 suites, gourmet balcony) and 312 sq m (4 suites, L-shaped terrace); possible joining of two 208 sq m units into 416 sq m (5 suites).
• Parking: 3 to 4 spaces.
• Structural features: gourmet balcony, L-shaped terrace on the larger units and the option of joining units.
• Registry and parameters: registry jurisdiction 13º Registro de Imóveis de São Pauloi · ZEU zoning · 4x buildable potential · unrestricted height limit.

Leisure and facilities

• Heated, covered pool
• Gym
• Party room
• Gourmet area
• Sports court
• Children’s play area
• Playground

Location and surroundings

Points of interest · distances in metres

Jardim Paulista: the address

Alameda Francai is the low-key alameda of the group: longitudinal like Alameda Lorenai and Rua Oscar Freirei, which run parallel to it, but without the street-level shops or the dining scene of either. At number 1633 the block is residential — there is no shopfront, valet queue or through-traffic pavement. What is nearby is service, not spectacle: two underground lines close off the address on both sides, with Estação Oscar Freirei on Line 4 and Estação Clínicasi on Line 2; Hospital Sírio-Libanêsi and the Hospital das Clínicasi complex are within the same walking radius; and Colégio Dante Alighierii settles the school routine without a car. It is the position the Jardinsi sell best and advertise least — belonging to Oscar Freirei without having an address on it.