ANJO SOLTO PINA (Authors: Ana Rolim and Isabella Trindade)

1st Place Award, Commercial Space Category, in annual competition by New Center of Professional Architects and Designers from Pernambuco (Novo Núcleo PE), Brazil ; Featured AU magazine, issue 224.

Nestled within Recife's legendary bohemian spot, Galeria Joana D’arc, the Anjo Solto restaurant undergoes a transformative renovation that integrates the public loggia with the new space. The main goal was to craft a visually striking ambiance using simple elements, ensuring a unique spatial experience, which was achieved through dynamic ceiling-hung plywood fins, dyed in a vibrant red hue, evoking a sense of movement. Organic, locally-sourced materials were prioritized, such as cementitious floor tiles and aged pine wood panels coated in black dye. Thoughtfully chosen photographs by visual artist Alessandra Botelho enhance the space's atmosphere and functionality, adorning the corridor, lounge, and restroom walls.

The project's innovative design caught the attention of AU magazine, earning a feature in issue 224—a testament to its recognition as an emerging architectural gem in Northeast Brazil.

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Overall view of loggia. Photo: Mariana Guerra
View from main access. Photo: Mariana Guerra	Longitudinal section thru loggia	Detail of ceiling-hung fins
Plywood fins hanging from ceiling of loggia. Photo: Mariana Guerra	Overall view of loggia with lounge at right. Photo: Mariana Guerra	New lounge Photo: Mariana Guerra
View from lounge towards loggia. Photo: Mariana Guerra	View from dining towards loggia. Photo: Mariana Guerra	View of loggia towards main access. Photo: Mariana Guerra
The integration of the loggia with existing bar. Photo: Mariana Guerra	The movement of the fins connects the new space with existing adjacencies. Photo: Mariana Guerra	The molds for the ceiling hung fins
Detail of new ceiling with signage in the back. Photo: Mariana Guerra	The project featured on AU issue 224, a magazine in circulation throughout Latin America, highlighting up and coming architecture in the NE region of Brazil	The project featured on AU magazine.
The project featured on AU magazine: 'Amidst the public, there's the private'.	Details of the project featured on AU magazine.	The project featured on AU magazine.