The project is a renovation of an apartment with 600m2 in front of a famous beach in Rio de Janeiro. The challenge of the design was to take advantage of the view and to allow the exterior atmosphere continue inside the apartments spaces. All the colors and materials were chosen to connect this idea. The goal of the architect was to create a Urban Beach House.

She graduated as Architect and Urban Planner in 1989 at Universidade Santa Úrsula Univerity in Rio de Janeiro. She did additional studies at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Hudson Valley Community College, both in Troy, NY, USA between 1991 and 1995. After years of experience working in an American office and in renowned offices in Rio, in 2000 she founded Progetto Arquitetura e Interiores. In 2011, she started Gisele Taranto Arquitetura, an architecture and interiors company that operates strongly in high-end residential areas, such as corporate projects. "Her essence is an unceasing search for what is being done now. The challenges are always great motivators for new projects, projects that do not have formulas ready for repetition. The" DNA "of the materials used, the transparency of the spaces, the balance between natural lighting and and the integration of the interior with the exterior. Her architecture arises from the attentive and questioning look at the present, whether in artistic, political or technological movements. " by Vanda Klabin Her works are selected in national and international competitions.

Gisele Taranto is a brazilian architect and urban designer who graduated in 1989 at Santa Ursula University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She did additional studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, USA. After twenty two years of experience, working at an American office and at renowned Rio de Janeiro offices, she founded Progetto Arquitetura e Interiores and, a few years later, she began her solo career with the Gisele Taranto Arquitetura, an Architecture and Interior Design firm that focus its work in the upscale residential area as well as corporate projects. The goal of Gisele Taranto Arquitetura is to solve the problems with creative and intelligent thinking, adapting ideas to the profile and needs of each client. Gisele has her works published in national and international magazines, books, websites and exhibitions.