Back at the old terminal of Salgado Filho Airport, CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul 2026 combines the restoration of historical collections with projects that connect art, technology, gastronomy, and the new ways of living traduzido por: OPENROUTER
Submitted at Aug 12, 2026, 11:59 AM

Karen Berta Arquitetura e Mari Fogliato Studio de Arquitetura - Il Mago Dei Colori. Projeto da CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul 2026. (Emílio Rothfuchs/CASACOR)
The former passenger terminal of Salgado Filho Airport once again becomes a starting point to observe the transformations in architecture, design, and ways of living. Built in 1953, closed since 2019, and returned to the public by CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul in 2025, the building receives a new occupation between August 12 and October 4.
In the year it turns 35, CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul brings together 35 projects distributed across corridors, halls, and spaces that preserve original elements of the terminal, in an edition marked by trends, heritage, art, technology, and new ways of living. Check out all the projects below!






























Under the theme Mind and Heart, architects, designers, landscapers, and artists depart from distinct repertoires but bring to light issues common to contemporary architecture. Memory and technology coexist, natural materials meet digital resources, and the home takes on new relationships with seclusion, individual expression, work, gathering, and affection. The occupation also moves beyond interiors and incorporates gastronomy, music, content, relationship spaces, and business.
"Architecture remains the essence of the show, but it now dialogues even more intensely with art, gastronomy, music, experiences, and gatherings. Our goal is for each visitor to find a reason to stay, return, and create memories within CASACOR," says Karina Capaverde, director of CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul.
Poema Arquitetura - Álbum Bella Decor. Projeto da CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul 2026. (Emílio Rothfuchs/CASACOR)
In its second edition at the former terminal, CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul deepens its relationship with the building. If in 2025 the occupation marked the reopening of the building to the public, this year its architecture, its works, and its memory enter more directly into the content of the show.
Architect Aclaene de Mello is part of the curatorship responsible for the masterplan and is in charge of the technical curatorship of the show for the seventh consecutive edition. The project articulates projects, installations, and gathering areas and organizes the circulation through the terminal without erasing the characteristics of the existing construction.
One of the main examples of this relationship is in the hall. The panel over 20 m wide, conceived by Aldo Locatelli, with the participation of Emílio Sessa and Attílio Pisoni, will undergo a conservation process carried out during CASACOR itself. The public will be able to follow the work, which is normally restricted to technical teams. The intervention will be led by Verônica Di Benedetti, an architect specialized in the conservation of cultural assets. Gatherings, workshops, and activities related to art, preservation, and cultural memory are also part of the program.
Karen Berta Arquitetura e Mari Fogliato Studio de Arquitetura - Il Mago Dei Colori. Projeto da CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul 2026. (Emílio Rothfuchs/CASACOR)
The historic work also gives rise to one of the projects of the edition. In Il Mago Del Colore, Karen Berta and Mariana Fogliato imagine what Aldo Locatelli's living room would look like if the artist were alive today. The project draws on colors, textures, and references present in his production and brings his trajectory closer to issues such as Italian origin, immigration, and memory.
The 2026 theme appears in the projects without dictating a single language for the show. The projects work on relationships between reason and emotion, memory and present, technology and nature, individuality and coexistence. This diversity translates into architecture. There are projects with a more restrained language and others that embrace color, patterns, and maximalism. Stone, wood, and natural fibers appear alongside digital resources, projections, and scenic lighting. Contemporary furniture and signature design coexist with artworks and objects linked to memory.
Gabriela Angonese Arquitetura - Ode ao Delírio Maximalista. Projeto da CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul 2026. (Emílio Rothfuchs/CASACOR)
In Universo Particular, Bruna Marcon creates a refuge in which stone, wood, fire, water and light are used to discuss identity, welcome and the feeling of being at home. Ode to Maximalist Delirium, by Gabriela Angonese Arquitetura, follows another path and embraces excess, overlay and freedom of composition as a language.
The Casa Bem Vivida Electrolux, by Karen Feldman, looks at the kitchen and living areas based on changes in domestic routine, while the Girl's Bedroom, by Aclaene de Mello Arquitetura, works with color and different uses within a room designed to accompany the daily life of a 12-year-old girl.
The choice of materials plays an important role in the projects. Stone and wood appear frequently, as well as fibers, textured surfaces and natural elements. In many projects, lighting participates directly in the design of the spaces and the perception of materials.
Cristina da Luz Interiores e Design - Casa Uultis - Expressões de Vida. Projeto da CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul 2026. (Emílio Rothfuchs/CASACOR)
Color also gains presence. Natural palettes remain relevant, but share space with more intense compositions, coverings, furniture and surfaces on which color no longer functions merely as a detail.
This variety appears in projects such as Casa Uultis: Expressions of Life, which places furniture and design at the center of the proposal; Álbum Bella Decor, which works with affective references and composition; and Tramma Nativa, in which matter and identity participate in the construction of the project. The edition does not point to a dominant aesthetic, but brings together languages that range from the essential to the maximalist and from the natural to the technological.
The 2026 edition also stands out for a renewed cast, with new names and professionals coming from different cities in Rio Grande do Sul. The diversity of origins and repertoires broadens the readings presented in the projects and reinforces the statewide dimension of the show.
Cristina da Luz Interiores e Design - Casa Uultis - Expressões de Vida. Projeto da CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul 2026. (Emílio Rothfuchs/CASACOR)
Throughout the circuit, proposals such as Estar Entre Livros, Memórias que Abraçam, Lavanderia e Espaço Pet Refúgio and Casa 7200 bring to the projects different relationships with permanence, affection, domestic functions and coexistence.
O Presente Abraça a Memória brings different times together within the project. Entre Linhas: O Living do Jornalista starts from the universe of communication to build its space. ATO_26, Home Office, Átrio Spa and Ritmo Interno complete this panorama with proposals aimed at different uses and routines.
Art is one of the axes that most grows at CASACOR RS 2026. The area dedicated to exhibitions and installations goes from approximately 200 sqm in 2025 to about 300 sqm in 2026. The initiative gains an unprecedented dimension within CASACOR editions and places artistic production in a central position on the Rio Grande do Sul circuit.
The CASACOR Art Gallery, conceived by Davi dos Anjos and Luciano Mota, occupies an exclusive space of 290 sqm. The unprecedented exhibition brings together 13 artists from Brazil, Italy and Japan, with paintings, sculptures, photographs, performances and multimedia installations. The curation is by Davi dos Anjos, with consultancy from André Venzon and collaboration from Italian critic Andrea Nikos Cristallo.
Viviane Possa e Humberto Machado - Jardim de Dentro. Projeto da CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul 2026. (Emílio Rothfuchs/CASACOR)
Artistic production also spreads to other points of the circuit. In Jardim De Dentro, Viviane Possa and Humberto Machado bring landscaping and art closer together in a path that hosts Matéria do Tempo, an audiovisual installation by artist Nelson Azevedo built with images and sounds related to memory and affection.
Artifício – Design Week POA investigates the encounter between art, design, and matter. Wood, stone, metal, glass, fibers, and light are combined with waste from the decoration and construction industries, bringing reuse into the creative process. The edition also features an unprecedented work by Paraná artist Lenzi, developed especially for CASACOR RS based on the theme Mind and Heart.
DESIGN WEEK POA - Mostra Artifício. Projeto da CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul 2026. (Emílio Rothfuchs/CASACOR)
Technology appears at different scales and takes a central role in some of the projects. In the Immersive Lounge, Carlos Porto occupies 120 m² with 360-degree projections, original soundtrack, light, image, sound, and movement. The project transforms the space into an immersive installation and places digital resources at the center of the relationship with the visitor.
Carlos Porto - Lounge Imersivo. Projeto da CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul 2026. (Emílio Rothfuchs/CASACOR)
The Kitchen of the Future brings the discussion inside the house and addresses technological transformations linked to one of the projects that has most changed in function over the past decades. In other projects, technology and automation appear incorporated into lighting, equipment, and usage solutions.
The history of the show itself gains space in 35 Years in Motion, an installation conceived by the CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul team in partnership with Daniela Corso, from IF Pro. Photographs, yearbooks, documents, and historical objects form a timeline that follows CASACOR RS since 1993 and allows one to observe, in parallel, changes in interior architecture, design, and ways of living.
Throughout this period, kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, and workspaces have changed. New materials and technologies have been incorporated into projects, while social transformations have altered the way of hosting, working, resting, and living together at home. The collection thus functions as a record of the changes in living in Rio Grande do Sul over more than three decades.
KV Arquitetura - Café Fibraplac por Chocólatras. Projeto da CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul 2026. (Emílio Rothfuchs/CASACOR)
One of the main changes in the occupation of the terminal takes place in the former lobby, which now brings together a restaurant, café, gelateria, and a jazz and piano bar with live music. The projects recover references from the history of Salgado Filho Airport and from the golden days of aviation in southern Brazil, incorporating original elements of the building, period materials, and shapes inspired by the aircraft.
The bar's architecture is signed by Valéria Dotto. The restaurant will be operated by Mule Bule, while Crëam takes over the gelateria with flavors inspired by affective memory and gaúcha cuisine. Café Fibraplac completes the gastronomic area.
Studio Bruni Schneider arquitetura e interiores - Gelateria por Crëam. Projeto da CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul 2026. (Emílio Rothfuchs/CASACOR)
For children, the playroom is organized as a mini-city, with a workshop, supermarket, café, and stage at a child-friendly scale. The project was designed to stimulate imagination, autonomy, and interaction without the use of screens.
Francéli Ferreira Arquitetura - Coworking Só Escritório. Projeto da CASACOR Rio Grande do Sul 2026. (Emílio Rothfuchs/CASACOR)
The commercial, content, and relationship projects expand the possibilities of using the terminal throughout the day. The CASACOR Arena hosts podcasts, interviews, lectures, debates, and live broadcasts. Coworking, corporate arena, Experience House, and service and relationship areas complete this content and business front.
The LabStore brings together architecture, design, fashion, art, and behavior, while a multi-brand store curated by Mint integrates the commercial occupation. Gelateria, Café Fibraplac, Coworking Só Escritório, and Saguão Viagem Gastronômica reinforce a circuit that goes beyond the visit to the residential interiors.
When: from August 12 to October 4, 2026
Hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Where: Former Salgado Filho Airport Terminal - Avenida dos Estados, 747 — Porto Alegre/RS
Tickets: from R$ 48 (half) to R$ 96 (full)
Box office: online, official CASACOR app, and on-site sales
Social media: @casacorrs_oficial
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