Valuing Memory While Adapting to Contemporary Needs: Sede Insole Energia by Mobio Arquitetura


© Paula Dante, Álvaro - Img Plural, Gabriel Castro, Pedro Medeiros

© Paula Dante, Álvaro – Img Plural, Gabriel Castro, Pedro Medeiros

There are many challenges when working with renovations: adapting spaces that were not necessarily designed for a particular program, adding new uses for rooms and modernizing the building in order to make it compatible with contemporary demands. This was the case of Mobio Arquitetura’s project for the headquarters of a solar energy fintech company, which sought to value the memory of the historic building while adding a new layer of contemporary and technological infrastructure designed for the comfort, usability and productive coexistence of the new occupants. The office has been selected among the five winners of the 2022 Shaw Contract Design Awards “Best of Globe“.

Read more »