{"id":223022,"date":"2024-03-01T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=223022"},"modified":"2024-02-12T12:01:12","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T17:01:12","slug":"inside-the-brava-tower-in-houston-texas","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/inside-the-brava-tower-in-houston-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston\u2019s Brava Tower Blends Newspaper History with Modern Luxury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Words: <\/span>Rebecca Dalzell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Eric Laignel<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Houston\u2019s Brava Tower Blends Newspaper History with Modern Luxury<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

2023 Best of Year Winner for Small Residential Lobby\/Amenity Space<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Brava tower in Houston, Texas, a 46-story apartment building, has something most contemporary towers lack: a sense of place. A slim dynamic rectangle, Munoz + Albin Architecture & Planning<\/a> rotated the structure 45 degrees to maximize views for the 373 rental units, its LED-edged glazed facade resembling a sail. Interiors, by MaRS Culture<\/a>, focus on the history of the location, which was once owned by The Houston Chronicle<\/em>, thus tip a hat to both the physical newspaper and the stories within it. In the lobby, for instance, a custom fluorescent-tube fixture spells out Libertas<\/em> perfundet omnia luce<\/em>, Latin for Freedom will flood all things with light, referring to freedom of the press. Gently undulating plaster walls evoke newspaper folds in the leasing lounge. And in a penthouse lounge nook, wallcovering is woven from recycled newspaper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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mars culture<\/strong>: kelie Mayfield; erick ragni; rachel grady; daniela gonzalez; linnea wingo; zoe pittman; alisha gaubert.

munoz + Albin architecture & planning<\/strong>: jorge munoz; enrique albin; jeff schmidt; taylor currell; richard rodgers; michael cox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n