Condomínio Edifício Paulicéia e São Carlos do Pinhal, Modernist apartment complex in Bela Vista District, São Paulo, Brazil.
Condomínio Edifício Paulicéia e São Carlos do Pinhal consists of two separate buildings on a 6,000 m² site: the Pauliceia fronts Avenida Paulista, while the São Carlos do Pinhal stands on the parallel Rua São Carlos do Pinhal, the street that gives it its name. The 1958 project by Jacques Pilon and Gian Carlo Gasperini, built by the Companhia Construtora Pederneiras, is marked by glazed facades, varnished wooden blinds and cladding of pastilha and Portuguese tile.
Built in 1958 by the Companhia Construtora Pederneiras to designs by Jacques Pilon and Gian Carlo Gasperini, the two buildings were among the first residential towers on Avenida Paulista, standing out among the coffee-elite mansions that still lined the avenue. CONDEPHAAT granted heritage protection in 2010, six years after the request was filed in 2004.
The two towers carry the names of the streets they face: Pauliceia for Avenida Paulista, São Carlos do Pinhal for the parallel street behind. Built by Companhia Construtora Pederneiras, they were among the first residential buildings in the new metropolitan format, standing out among the old coffee-elite mansions of the 1950s.
The complex sits directly on Avenida Paulista, one of the city's main streets, making it easy to reach by public transportation. Keep in mind that this is a private residential area where access depends on the residents' willingness to allow visits.
The complex was built by the Companhia Construtora Pederneiras, the same firm behind the project, and its 2004 listing request was only granted by CONDEPHAAT in 2010. The two towers occupy a 6,000 m² site, with the Pauliceia facing Avenida Paulista and the São Carlos do Pinhal set on the parallel street that gives it its name.
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