The Entre-Copas, designed by Armentano Arquitetura (AARQ), creates a synthesis between
sophisticated hospitality and the warmth of a domestic setting. The kitchen space is
reinterpreted through the 3 conceptual pillars that make up the theme “Sowing Dreams”,
proposed by the decoration show CASACOR 2025: collective dreams, cooperative
ecosystems, and the confluence of knowledge.
Project Name: Entre-Copas
Studio Name: Armentano Arquitetura
We believe that dreaming is the driving force of architecture, a desire projected toward the
future. We envision a shared aspiration that materializes through the creation of spaces that welcome, connect, and inspire – an architecture that, beyond shapes and functions,
mobilizes affections and consciousness. Because dreaming of the future also means
assuming responsibility for the present.
By evoking the memory of Parque da Água Branca, the venue for CASACOR São Paulo
2025, the project acknowledges the transformation of its meaning. If, in 1929, the park and
its buildings were erected as symbols of São Paulo’s importance, with the Norman style of
the constructions designed by Mário Whately taking Europe as a model and dreaming of
Brazil’s inclusion among the so-called modern nations, then in the 21st century, the park’s
urban vitality, consolidated by its organic agriculture fair, subverts that hierarchy and updates the dream. This new desire projected into the future emerges as a true awakening, an alternative in the face of contemporary climate challenges.
Grounded in sustainable production and collective organization, the fair and the park’s
vibrant presence in the city reveal the cooperative ecosystem that inspires the proposed
architecture.
The confluence of knowledge, the third pillar of the exhibition’s manifesto, is expressed in
the spatial arrangement of the project. Designed to highlight the landscape, especially the
treetops surrounding the space, Entre-Copas fosters a connection between the building’s
interior and nature. The formal restraint of the construction elements emphasizes the
openness that accommodates encounters and evokes a sense of belonging to a collective.
This is a space for reconnection between people, the city, and nature, where architecture
and its context intertwine as part of a single dream. To realize it, we must bring it into
consciousness and give it meaning. We propose, therefore, a synthesis rooted in the use of
space and the sociability it generates: welcoming, cooking, and sharing experiences.
It is within the orbit of gathering, collective use, generosity, and plurality that our journey
takes shape. We bring to awareness a dream of cooperation and confluence. Entre-Copas
plants a seed of affection in Parque da Água Branca.
