Casa Cidade Jardim
- Local
- São Paulo, SP
- Area
- 720 m²
- Year
- 2024
- Scope
- Architecture and interiors
A concrete volume suspended over the garden, with cumaru louvers that filter the afternoon sun.
Architecture and interiors studioJardim Europa, São Paulodesde 2009
Homes made of light, matter and time.
High-end homes, apartments and interiors, from the first sketch to the last piece in place.
Casa Jardim Europa Living room620 m² 2024
01Manifesto
A good house doesn't call attention to itself. It organizes the light, welcomes time and lets life happen.
Casa Jardim Europa Living room620 m² 2024
We're a small studio by choice. We take on few projects a year so that every house gets the partner's attention from the first line to the handing over of the keys.
We design from the site, the light and the routine of those who will live there — never from trends. Concrete, wood, stone and linen: honest materials that get more beautiful with time.
- 16 years of studio
- 140+ projects delivered
- 92 mil m² designed
- 6 new houses a year, at most
02Projects
Houses that already have people living in them.
A selection of projects delivered in recent years. Drag sideways — or keep scrolling.
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obras selecionadas
Casa Baleia
- Local
- São Sebastião, SP
- Area
- 540 m²
- Year
- 2023
- Scope
- Architecture and interiors
A freijó veranda open to the sea and the forest; the whole house opens up on hot days.
Alto de Pinheiros Apartment
- Local
- São Paulo, SP
- Area
- 310 m²
- Year
- 2023
- Scope
- Interiors
An open plan, custom joinery and the treetops as the view.
Casa Pacaembu
- Local
- São Paulo, SP
- Area
- 460 m²
- Year
- 2022
- Scope
- Renovation and interiors
A floating solid-wood staircase against exposed concrete, under the skylight.
Casa Jardim América
- Local
- São Paulo, SP
- Area
- 610 m²
- Year
- 2021
- Scope
- Architecture and interiors
A travertine bathroom open to an inner garden, like a small clearing.
Full portfolio, plans and visits to delivered projects.
On request, for those starting a project with the studio.
Project 01 of 05
03From sketch to space
It all starts with a line drawn by hand.
The first study for the living room of Casa Jardim Europa — the same one that opens this page — and the room delivered two years later. Drag to compare.
- Ceiling height
- 3,40 m
- Window frames
- Floor to ceiling
- Flooring
- Roman travertine
- Paneling
- Freijó
- Study
- 2022
- Handover
- 2024
04Materials
Few materials, chosen to age well.
We put together each house's palette on the table, with real samples, and only then design the details. Hover — or tap — to see each material in use.
05Process
Six stages, one single point of contact.
From the first coffee to the finished house, Cecília follows every decision. Reference timelines — each project gets its own.
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Listening
A long conversation, at your home or at the studio, about routine, habits and wishes. We visit the plot or property and survey what's there.
- Reference timeline
- 2 a 3 semanas
- Deliverables
- Brief of needs, site survey
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Preliminary study
Hand sketches, a physical model and the first decisions on siting, light and circulation.
- Reference timeline
- 4 a 6 semanas
- Deliverables
- Sketches, study model
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Schematic design
Plans, sections and a 3D model. The materials palette is put together on the table, with real samples.
- Reference timeline
- 6 a 8 semanas
- Deliverables
- Plans, 3D, palette
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Construction documents and interiors
Complete detailing of joinery, lighting, fixtures and stone, coordinated with the engineering.
- Reference timeline
- 8 a 12 semanas
- Deliverables
- Construction documents, details
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Construction oversight
Weekly visits, checking every detail and talking directly with the builder and suppliers.
- Reference timeline
- During construction
- Deliverables
- Site visit reports
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Handover and styling
Furniture, art and linens in place. You arrive and the house is ready to live in.
- Reference timeline
- 2 a 4 semanas
- Deliverables
- Finished house
Reference timelines for a new house; each project's schedule comes in the proposal.
06Studio
Cecília Moura, architect and founding partner.
I only start drawing a house once I understand how the family wakes up.
A FAU-USP graduate who worked at practices in Lisbon and São Paulo, Cecília founded the studio in 2009 with a simple idea: design fewer houses, and better.
Today she leads a team of nine architects and designers in a house-studio in Jardim Europa, where every client is welcomed with the materials table already laid out.
- Education
- FAU-USP
- Studio
- desde 2009
- Team
- 9 pessoas
- Registration
- CAU A000000-0 (example)
Cecília Moura
07Questions
Questions we hear at the first conversation.
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Yes. We design houses on the north coast, in the São Paulo countryside and in other capitals. Site and construction visits are part of the schedule from the start.
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We do. About a third of our projects are interiors or apartment renovations, with the same attention to detail as a new house.
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By scope, area and complexity. After the first conversation, we send a detailed proposal with stages, deliverables and schedule.
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A new house usually takes five to seven months of design before construction; interiors, three to five. The timeline for each case is set in the proposal.
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Yes. We make weekly visits, check every detail and talk directly with the builder and suppliers until handover.
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No. We can help assess plots or properties before you buy, looking at sun exposure, neighborhood and design potential.
08Briefing
Tell us about the home you imagine.
Answer what you know — it takes two minutes. The brief goes straight to the studio's WhatsApp and Cecília replies personally.
- Studio
- Example Street, 000 · Jardim Europa · São Paulo – SP
- Hours
- By appointment, Mon–Fri, 9am–7pm
- @moura.arq
- Message us