4 unexpected places where paintings appeared at CASACOR SP 2026 traduzido por: OPENROUTER

There is a more or less fixed logic for hanging a painting in an interior project: at eye level, on a free wall, in the living room or the hallway. It was this logic that we saw being challenged in several projects at CASACOR São Paulo 2026. At the exhibition, the painting appears inside the bathroom, in front of the shelf, almost touching the baseboard, and even as a backdrop for the kitchen sink.

We gathered the projects that best illustrate this trend of paintings in unexpected places. Check it out!

1. In the bathroom

À direita, o ambiente Banheiro Galeria do Estúdio Carlos Navero. À direita, o Espaço Gênese, de Camilo Jr. (Reprodução/CASACOR)

In the Gallery Bathroom (in the image, on the right), by Carlos Navero Studio, the absolute black MDF cabinetry becomes a backdrop for works by Sônia Menna Barreto, Luiz Martins, Eleutherio Netto and Marcelo Mendonça, forming a small gallery that leads to the washbasin and the two accessible cabins of this 12 sqm bathroom. It is one of the most direct examples of what we are talking about: art treated with the same care as a living room in a project that is usually only functional.

In the Gênese Space (on the left), designed by Camilo Jr., the 25 sqm bathroom with a comfort island uses stone, wood and stainless steel as layers of materiality. Among them appear 18 works from the Forjados no Mar series, by Hanna Dank, reinforcing the idea of a space designed to be observed, not just used.

3. In front of the shelf

À dir., a Casa Cosentino Sanare, de Natan Gil Arquitetura. À esq., o Banho da Saudade, de Bruno Borges - BSB Arquitetura. (Reprodução/CASACOR)

In the Cosentino Sanare House (on the left), a project by Natan Gil Arquitetura, the painting enters the composition of a 106 sqm loft built around the word sanare — healing, introspection, faith. In a minimalist and sculptural space, where emptiness and silence have their own weight, art appears leaning against the shelf as another layer of meaning, alongside the furniture designed by the firm itself.

In the Banho da Saudade (on the right), by Bruno Borges - BSB Arquitetura, this resource takes on a more psychological tone: the works of Bruno Passos and Caio Cruz welcome those who enter this 33 sqm unisex bathroom, designed as an experience of self-recognition even before reaching the cabins.

A Cozinha Brastemp, assinada por Beatriz Quinelato. (Reprodução/CASACOR)

And in the Brastemp Kitchen, by Beatriz Quinelato, the 72 sqm proposal prioritizes circulation and daily routine — and it is precisely next to the functional furniture that art appears, reinforcing that a project designed for intuitive use does not need to give up aesthetic presence.

4. Close to the floor

À dir, a Casa Origens Mercado Livre, por Josemar Costa Neto. À esq., o ambiente Carmim, por PN + | Paula Neder. (Reprodução/CASACOR)

In the Origens Mercado Livre House (left), by Studio Costa e Azevedo, the duo Josemar Costa and André Azevedo created a 53 sqm apartment almost without divisions, "a house that delivers the best of Brazil through the eyes of those who select, collect and mix." It is in this spirit of personal curation that art comes to share space with the cobogó designed by the professionals themselves in the hall and next to the bed.

In Carmim (right), by PN+| Paula Neder, the 84 sqm loft proposes contemporary reinterpretations of French tradition — boiseries, moldings, a classic black and white base. The large-format canvases by Raul Mourão reinforce this base, while art is distributed at less predictable heights throughout the space, alongside other pieces such as the collage by Bebel Franco and the mobile by Eugenio Vojkovic.

5. On the kitchen backsplash

Eduardo Baldelomar - Coliving Chiquitano. Projeto da CASACOR São Paulo 2026. (Carolina Mossin/CASACOR)

In Coliving Chiquitano, a project by Bolivian designer Eduardo Baldelomar, art is not a complement — it is the axis of the 31 sqm projects. More than 200 works by Bolivian authors and Indigenous artisans occupy the reception, living room, and pantry, with strokes that evoke the Jesuit missions and the mestizo baroque of the jungle. It is in this context that the proximity between the art and the sink area ceases to be a detail and becomes part of the project's narrative: Chiquitano culture as the literal backdrop of everyday life.

traduzido por: OPENROUTER