Bretagne Building, Residential building in Consolação District, São Paulo, Brazil.
The Bretagne Building is a 17-story residential structure with a distinctive L-shaped form whose exterior walls are covered in pink, blue, and yellow glass tiles. The complex contains 173 apartments and retains its original architectural details under heritage protection.
Architect João Artacho Jurado completed the structure in 1958 as São Paulo began its shift toward vertical urban growth. This moment reflected broader changes in how the city was developing and how people chose to live.
The building shaped urban living in São Paulo by introducing shared amenities that brought residents together in ways that were unusual for residential architecture at the time.
The building sits in the Consolação area near established schools and is protected as a heritage site, so its exterior can be viewed from the street. Access to interior spaces is restricted since it remains a private residential community.
The colored glass tiles that cover the exterior were an unusual choice when the building opened and gave it its distinctive colorful appearance. This material decision proved influential in how later residences approached their own architectural facades.
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