The Summit

History

The Summit was developed by SKRi and built in partnership with Sancai, two long-established São Paulo firms, and delivered in December 2003. The architectural design is by the practice Aflalo Gasperinii and the landscaping is by Benedito Abbudi — the same pair behind much of São Paulo’s vertical high-end architecture of that period. The plot is small for the size of the programme: 2,185 m² support 17,291 m² of total built area, which only works because the building goes up. The choice was a slender 29-storey tower, with just two apartments per floor, in a stretch of Pinheiros that at the turn of the 2000s was still low-rise and residential — and today is one of the most sought-after axes in the city.

• Concept: rising to fit. On a plot of two thousand square metres, density is resolved through height and privacy through the number of neighbours per landing — just two per floor, in 170 m² of net floor area.
• Curiosities: the building’s numbers add up exactly: 29 storeys, 56 typical apartments and one duplex penthouse — 57 units in total. And the leisure area was born with an unusual decision for 2003: a heated lap pool, with a bar opening directly onto the pool deck. The duplex penthouse, at the top, opens with a double-height ceiling.

Architecture and aesthetics

A single, slender tower, with a floor plate of 356 m² for two apartments — a proportion that allows a through-plan layout, with cross ventilation and natural light on both sides, and that dispenses with a shared corridor. Aflalo Gasperinii‘s design resolves the volume through verticality: on a narrow plot in Pinheiros, the building sets itself apart from its neighbours through height rather than competing for frontage, reaching 91 metres as measured. The ground floor is where the social programme lives: Benedito Abbudi stitches together the pool deck, the solarium and the green area in a single ground plane, with the bar opening onto the water. The units deliver three suites, a spacious living room, an extendable balcony and full staff quarters; at the top, the duplex penthouse has a double-height ceiling in the social area and an open view over the city.

Aesthetics and scarcity

Technical specifications

• Towers and units: 1 tower, 29 storeys, 2 apartments per floor, 56 typical units and 1 duplex penthouse — 57 units.
• Floor areas: 170 m² of net area in the typical floor plan, with 3 suites; units on the resale market are recorded at 175 to 177 m², and the duplex penthouse, around 281 m² with a double-height ceiling.
• Parking spaces: 3 in the typical floor plan; 4 in the duplex penthouse, with a private storage unit.
• Structural highlights: plot area of 2,185 m² and total built area of 17,291 m²; measured height of 91 m; perimeter security with sensors; closed-circuit television; remote monitoring system; digital intercom with direct dialling to apartments and common areas; independent lift and service entrance; gatehouse.
• Registry and parameters: 1 tower · 29 storeys · 2 per floor · 57 units · 3 suites in the typical unit · 3 to 4 parking spaces · private areas from 170 m² to around 281 m² · plot 2,185 m² (2,192 m² in the tax register) · total area 17,291 m² · floor plate 356 m² · measured height 91 m · delivered December 2003 · registration jurisdiction 13º Registro de Imóveis de São Pauloi · zoning ZEU (Law 16.402/2016).

Leisure and facilities

• Heated lap pool
• Children’s pool
• Bar with access to the pool deck
• Fitness centre
• Sauna with changing rooms
• Party room
• Games room
• Playground
• Solarium
• Green area
• 24-hour concierge

Location and surroundings

Points of interest · distances in metres

Pinheiros: the address

Pinheirosi is the neighbourhood where São Paulo learned to be contemporary without turning its back on the street. Rua Francisco Leitão runs through the residential heart between Avenida Rebouçasi and Rua Henrique Schaumann, a stone’s throw from the tables of Teodoro Sampaio, from Largo da Batatai and the web of galleries, cafés and bars that made the neighbourhood famous — and a few minutes from the financial axis of Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Limai. Metro Line 4 – Yellow connects the address to the rest of the city without a car via the stations Faria Limai and Pinheirosi; to the west lie Parque Villa-Lobosi and Esporte Clube Pinheirosi. It is one of the few central areas where demand for ultra-high-end property has grown faster than the supply of land.