| Itatiaia Building | |
|---|---|
| Edifício Itatiaia | |
 Itatiaia Building, Campinas | |
  Edifício ItatiaiaLocation of Itatiaia Building in Brazil | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Address | Rua Irmã Serafina, 919 - Centro, Campinas - SP- CEP 13015-201 |
| Town or city | Campinas, São Paulo |
| Country | Brazil |
| Coordinates | 22°54′13.71″S 47°03′26.15″W / 22.9038083°S 47.0572639°W / -22.9038083; -47.0572639 |
| Groundbreaking | 1953 |
| Completed | 1957 |
| Height | 49 metres (161 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 15 |
| Floor area | 11,153.42 square metres (120,054.4 sq ft) |
| Lifts/elevators | 3 |
| Grounds | 1,569.8 square metres (16,897 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Oscar Niemeyer |
| Engineer | Werner Müller |
The Itatiaia Building (Portuguese: Edifício Itatiaia) is an apartment building in the Centro district of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. It was designed by the architect Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) in 1953 and completed in 1957. It was the only residential tower in Campinas until the early 1960s, and was the first Modernist building in the city.
It occupies 1,569.8 square metres (16,897 sq ft) on a trapezoid-shaped plot of land on Irmã Serafina Avenue. It is often compared to another of building of the period, the Copan Building (Edifício Copan) in São Paulo.
References
- ^ "Processo 03/10: Edifício Itatiaia" (in Portuguese). Campinas, Brazil: Prefeitura de Campinas. 2011. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ^ Silva Leme, Roberto; Salgado, Ivone (2009). "Arquitetura Moderna em Campinas: o Edifício Itatiaia" (PDF). Risco: Revista de Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Urbanismo. 9 (1): 22–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-08-10.