Califórnia Building (São Paulo)
Califórnia Building | |
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Edifício e Galeria Califórnia | |
Califórnia Building in São Paulo | |
General information | |
Architectural style | Modernism |
Address | Rua Dom José de Barros 67, República, São Paulo |
Coordinates | 23°32′42″S 46°38′29″W / 23.5449467°S 46.6412545°W |
Groundbreaking | 1951 |
Opened | 1955 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 13 |
Floor area | 15,548 square metres (167,360 sq ft) |
Lifts/elevators | 4 |
Grounds | 286 square metres (3,080 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Oscar Niemeyer, |
References | |
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The Califórnia Building (Portuguese: Edifício e Galeria Califórnia, also Edifício Califórnia) is a mixed-use building in the República district of São Paulo, Brazil. It was designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012) with (born 1925). The building was designed in 1951 and completed in 1955. The Califórnia Building combined a gallery of retail space on its ground floor with residential units above, a theme common to Niemeyer's nearby Copan and Eiffel buildings. It sits on the corner of and avenues.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Galeria Califórnia" (in Portuguese). São Paulo, Brazil: Acesse Building. 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ "Focus on Brazil: The California Building". Austin, TX: University of Texas at Austin. 2013. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
- ^ Carranza, Luis; Lara, Fernando Luiz (2014). Modern Architecture in Latin America: Art, Technology, and Utopia. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. p. 180. ISBN 9780292758650.
Categories:
- Modernist architecture in Brazil
- Oscar Niemeyer buildings
- Residential buildings completed in 1955
- Residential skyscrapers in Brazil
- Retail buildings in Brazil
- 1955 establishments in Brazil