ADA PENNA

Architecture & Urbanism
Architect and urbanist. Ada is a founding partner of plano livre and currently is a PhD candidate at the Edinburgh College of Art.

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Research

Brutalist Connections
Invisible Voids
BH On Rails

Design

MS Justice Court
Vale do Sereno
Xisto Guerra Bus Station
Vintém Park
Saudade Square
Lapinha Studio
Laender House
National Museum
Tiradentes House
Carmo Coffes
Ateliê Wäls






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Ateliê Wäls

2016

architects: GUSTAVO PENNA ARQUITETO E ASSOCIADOS
participation: team member
location: belo horizonte, MINAS GERAIS, BraSil
status: constructed


Photo _ Daniel Mansur

Ateliê Wäls invites visitors to explore the hub of a growing brewery scene. Marking the entrance to the complex, which includes a restaurant, shop, office, wine cellar, and a space for food trucks, stands a vast, deconstructed wooden barrel, offering a glimpse into the craft within.


Photo _ Daniel Mansur
Photo _ Daniel Mansur

Inside, the space unfolds to reveal a striking, reddish-hued bar counter, alongside a large shelf filled with custom-designed bottles. Placed among hundreds of wooden barrels, tasting tables create intimate spaces within the open area. Overhead, a grand curtain made from 135,000 cork stoppers cascades down, lending a theatrical and immersive atmosphere.


Photo _ Daniel Mansur
Photo _ Daniel Mansur
Photo _ Daniel Mansur
Photo _ Daniel Mansur

Ateliê Wäls received the Prix Versailles Award in 2018 under the Restaurants category.