
Ibaté Residential Tower in São Paulo Combines Monumentality and Privacy
Rising above the leafy streets of Vila Nova Conceição, an upscale neighbourhood in São Paulo, Ibaté cuts a striking figure in the city’s skyline

Rising above the leafy streets of Vila Nova Conceição, an upscale neighbourhood in São Paulo, Ibaté cuts a striking figure in the city’s skyline

Polycarbonate was once an industrial afterthought — practical, translucent, and anonymous. Today, architects are reclaiming it as a spatial instrument: filtering light, softening boundaries, and
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Rising above the leafy streets of Vila Nova Conceição, an upscale neighbourhood in São Paulo, Ibaté cuts a striking figure

Polycarbonate was once an industrial afterthought — practical, translucent, and anonymous. Today, architects are reclaiming it as a spatial instrument: