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Livingetc
Ifeoluwa Adedeji

"The Space Is Inhabited by Her Memory" — Loss Is the Blueprint for This Designer's Emotive São Paulo Studio, and Music Is Its Foundation

Open plan living area with terracotta modular sofa and pale blue kitchen.

The story architect Clara Nahas wanted to tell in this studio was a personal and musical one. "I designed it as a posthumous tribute to my mother, a musician and professional pianist," she says of the intention for Semibreve Studio, her personal debut at CASACOR São Paulo — the largest architecture, interior design, and landscaping show in the Americas. "In a sense, the space is inhabited by her memory more than by a literal resident."

Conceived as a physical manifesto against contemporary hyperconnectivity, the project transforms the designer's personal memory into spatial solutions.

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