The architectural project for the new master plan of the Oficina Francisco Brennand, located on the outskirts of Recife, covers an area of 15 km². The workshop, which has been in existence since 1971, occupies the ruins of an old pottery. It now aims to combine the needs of a cultural, public, and collective use institution with the private and creative space of the artist Francisco Brennand (1927-2019).
The proposal aims to renew the workshop space while preserving its historical characteristics, from its origins as a pottery to its transformation into an artist’s studio and now into an Institute. The interventions will be selective, respecting the dialogue between the space and the institution’s history. The project is scheduled to last 3 years and proposes interventions to improve internal people flow, increase visitor capacity, and create new spaces for activities. This includes expanding exhibition areas, providing accommodation for artistic and educational residencies, relocating the restaurant and shop to a new warehouse, and creating a new parking area.
The initial developments of this Masterplan include the exhibition projects commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Instituto Brennand. These projects are still on display at the institute’s headquarters in Recife, at the Bergamin Gomide Gallery in São Paulo, where they were shown from November 22, 2021, to January 29, 2022, and in the development of the exhibit space integrated into the 35th edition of CasaCor in 2022..
Technical Information:
Project Name: MasterPlan Instituto Francisco Brennand
Architecture: METRO ARQUITETOS ASSOCIADOS
Team: Gustavo Cedroni, Martin Corullon, Stella Bloise, Paula dal Maso, Camila Abdallah, Giulia Ravanini
Type: Masterplan
Project Dates: 2021-2023
Photos for “Francisco Brennand: Um primitivo entre os modernos”: Edouard Fraipont
Photos for “Devolver a terra à pedra que era: 50 anos da Oficina Brennand”: Breno Laprovitera
Photos for “Espaço mostruário 35 Casa Cor, 2022”: Ruy Teixeira