Belotur / Gabriel Castro + Marcos Franchini (BIRI) + Mateus Castilho Arquitetura + Pedro Haruf

Curated by Matheus Pereira

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Architects: BIRI, MOBIO Arquitetura, Mateus Castilho Arquitetura, Pedro Haruf
Area: 1380 m²
Year: 2019
Photographs:Jomar Bragança
Manufacturers: Artesian, AutoDesk, MARELLI, Strufaldi, Suvinil, Trimble

Belotur / Gabriel Castro + Marcos Franchini (BIRI) + Mateus Castilho Arquitetura + Pedro Haruf - Exterior Photography — © Jomar Bragança

Text description provided by the architects. The proposal for Belotur headquarters consisted in changing the Municipal Tourism Company of Belo Horizonte and its 87 servers to a new space that housed initially the Bank of Minas Gerais, Rafaello Berti project (1938). It is a building listed by the Municipal Council of Culture in 2008 with a hybrid style (classic academic inspiration and modernist movement) in which its main entrance is well marked by the retreat and discreet elevation. Noteworthy is the porch that rises to the top floor which gives monumentality and prints the noble character of this building. (AP Cultural 2000)