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Charm Revisited in Old Rio de Janeiro

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Brazilian architect Gisele Taranto has sensitively renovated the Itiquira House in Brazil.

The house looks out on sublime mature gardens originally designed by the late Roberto Burle Marx.

An extraordinary, dramatic three story rise in the interior serves as a gallery for the client’s modern art collection.

Located in one of Rio de Janeiro’s most exclusive neighbourhoods, the house really inhabits the site.

Un-selfconscious design simply exists in its own eternity here.

A high skylight gently illumines a tranquil semi-indoor therapeutic pool.

The house has a sense of history, with space to enjoy the art collection and the beautiful mature gardens.

The client’s mid-20th century art collection is seen throughout the house, here braced by two enormous dome lamps.

There’s drama in a bathroom with a glazed wall overlooking the lush gardens.

But it’s also a comfortably unpretentious house, designed to be lived in.

Warm lighting engulfs a study that is comfortable and easy.

A bedroom is unabashedly geared towards watching a favourite on TV.

A gentle renovation.