A former residence in downtown São Paulo, Brazil, has been turned into a nightclub with a double function by architect Isay Weinfeld. The façade is the main eye-catcher of the club, looking somewhat like the entrance to a temple or cave, and covered in, well, numbers.

Once inside, visitors are led up a ramp with mirrored walls to the club itself. The two inside areas seem to distance themselves from one another in both location and decoration, converging again in the little green backyard.

On the ground floor, the lounge area is somewhat reminiscent of a gentleman’s club, with its comfortable brown leather sofas and reading lights. In the basement, visitors are confronted with a very different space, where lighting determines the colour of the room and walls are plastered with magazine cut-outs. In both spaces though, the backdrop is formed by a large window overlooking the backyard.