Gerassi House, São Paulo
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Gerassi House, São Paulo is a modernist residential building in Brazil designed by renowned architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, exemplifying his bold use of concrete and integration of interior and exterior spaces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Butantã House, São Paulo | 1 |
| Gerassi House, São Paulo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6226193 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gerassi House, São Paulo Context triple: [Paulo Mendes da Rocha, notableWork, Gerassi House, São Paulo]
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A.
Copan Building in São Paulo
The Copan Building in São Paulo is a landmark modernist residential skyscraper famed for its sinuous, wave-like façade and status as one of Brazil’s most iconic works of architecture.
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B.
Japan House São Paulo
Japan House São Paulo is a cultural center on Avenida Paulista dedicated to showcasing contemporary Japanese art, design, technology, and culture.
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C.
Casa Kubitschek
Casa Kubitschek is a modernist residence in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, designed by Oscar Niemeyer as part of the Pampulha architectural complex and once home to future president Juscelino Kubitschek.
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D.
FIESP Cultural Center
The FIESP Cultural Center is a prominent arts and cultural venue in São Paulo known for its modern architecture and diverse exhibitions, performances, and educational programs.
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E.
Oca do Ibirapuera
Oca do Ibirapuera is a distinctive, dome-shaped modernist pavilion in São Paulo designed by Oscar Niemeyer, used primarily for art exhibitions and cultural events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gerassi House, São Paulo Target entity description: Gerassi House, São Paulo is a modernist residential building in Brazil designed by renowned architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, exemplifying his bold use of concrete and integration of interior and exterior spaces.
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A.
Copan Building in São Paulo
The Copan Building in São Paulo is a landmark modernist residential skyscraper famed for its sinuous, wave-like façade and status as one of Brazil’s most iconic works of architecture.
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B.
Japan House São Paulo
Japan House São Paulo is a cultural center on Avenida Paulista dedicated to showcasing contemporary Japanese art, design, technology, and culture.
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C.
Casa Kubitschek
Casa Kubitschek is a modernist residence in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, designed by Oscar Niemeyer as part of the Pampulha architectural complex and once home to future president Juscelino Kubitschek.
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D.
FIESP Cultural Center
The FIESP Cultural Center is a prominent arts and cultural venue in São Paulo known for its modern architecture and diverse exhibitions, performances, and educational programs.
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E.
Oca do Ibirapuera
Oca do Ibirapuera is a distinctive, dome-shaped modernist pavilion in São Paulo designed by Oscar Niemeyer, used primarily for art exhibitions and cultural events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
residential building
ⓘ
work of architecture ⓘ |
| architect | Paulo Mendes da Rocha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernism ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| feature |
bold use of concrete
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cantilevered elements ⓘ floor-to-ceiling openings ⓘ garden integration ⓘ integration of interior and exterior spaces ⓘ large spans ⓘ minimalist detailing ⓘ open plan living areas ⓘ pilotis ⓘ terraces ⓘ |
| genre | Brazilian modern architecture ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Paulo Mendes da Rocha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
São Paulo
NERFINISHED
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state of São Paulo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
exposed concrete
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reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expression of structural clarity
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strong relationship between house and site ⓘ use of concrete as both structure and finish ⓘ |
| partOf | Paulo Mendes da Rocha residential works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | private residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Gerassi House, São Paulo Description of subject: Gerassi House, São Paulo is a modernist residential building in Brazil designed by renowned architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, exemplifying his bold use of concrete and integration of interior and exterior spaces.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Butantã House, São Paulo