Open-plan living and dining area with warm contemporary finishes, Tampa apartment concept
Interior

Design

2026

Residential interiors · Kitchen & bath · Millwork · Visualization

About me

Interior designer · Brazil

Interior designer with 10 years of experience and a Bachelor of Architecture and Urbanism from Brazil.

Focused on residential interiors, kitchen and bath, custom millwork, technical detailing, and visualization. I combine design sensitivity with a practical understanding of construction to create functional, detailed, and buildable spaces.

  • Residential interiors
  • Design + detail buildability
  • Kitchen + bath
Portrait of Gisele Caixeta seated in a leather armchair

Background

Experience · Education · Tools

Experience

10 years in residential interiors

Ten years of residential interior design, working both independently and in partnership. I develop projects from briefing and concept through space planning, material specification, custom millwork, 3D visualization, technical documentation, and construction follow-up, in direct contact with clients, suppliers, and contractors.

Experience includes leading residential, apartment, and commercial projects, coordinating approvals with municipal authorities in Brazil, producing finish specifications and installation details for site execution, and showing work at Village Art Decor and Campinas Decor. Today I focus on residential interiors, kitchen & bath, and architectural visualization, with workflows aligned to U.S. residential practice and AI-assisted image and video tools that preserve design intent.

  • Independent practice
  • Casa Azul · Partner
  • Studio Revest · Design & Specifications
Hand holding a phone with the 3D render in front of the finished kitchen and living space on site
Modern Residence RD · On site, 2020 · render and built space
The same kitchen and dining area today, finished, with gray millwork, stone backsplash and a round wood dining table
Modern Residence RD · Today

Education

  • State University of Maringá (UEM), Brazil
  • Bachelor of Architecture and Urbanism
  • 2009 – 2016

Professional development

  • Seja Arquiteto na América
  • Juliana Puppim · 2026
  • U.S. residential design · Millwork · FF&E · Documentation

Software & tools

AutoCADSketchUpLayOutEnscapeV-RayAI visualizationAI videoMagnificChatGPTClaudeCanvaRevitPhotoshop

Languages

  • Portuguese — Native
  • English — Conversational, developing proficiency

Core expertise

  • Residential interiors
  • Kitchen & bath
  • Custom millwork
  • Space planning
  • Technical documentation
  • Material & finish specification
  • Construction coordination
  • Architectural visualization
01

Tampa Apartment

Interior design · AI visualization · Tampa, Florida

Brazilian clients who had just moved to Tampa needed a project that was fast, cozy and easy to execute. An open-plan interior with kitchen, dining and living areas, in a warm contemporary language with custom millwork, natural textures and soft layered lighting.

Made withSSketchUpAAutoCADLLayOutAIAI visualization

Living & dining

Visualization
Sketch

From model to render

SketchUp model, then final visualization
Model
Render
Model
Render

Proposed layout

Space planning

Kitchen

Visualization
Sketch
Sketch
Sketch

Mood board

Living
02

Hibiscus Kitchen

Deca contest · Kitchen · AI visualization

A kitchen concept developed as part of a proposal for the 29th Deca Prize (Prêmio Deca) contest, built around a sculpted island, a timber-clad ceiling and deep wine millwork, and studied in four palettes and four times of day.

Made withSSketchUpEEnscapeAIAI visualization

Mood board

Kitchen

Atmospheres

AI visualization
Day
Sunset
Dusk
Night

Millwork options

AI visualization
Burgundy
Teal
Natural
Black
03

LV Loft Apartment

Half bath · AI visualization · Construction · São Paulo

Part of a loft apartment designed for short-term rental (Airbnb). A small half bath developed from concept sketch to built result, with a green quartzite countertop on a concealed support, detailed for the contractor.

Made withSSketchUpAAutoCADAIAI visualization
Concept
AI visualization
Construction

Technical documentation

Existing · Demolition · Proposed

Elevations and specifications

Interior elevations · Materials

Countertop details

Assembly · Concealed support
04

LV Loft Apartment

Kitchen · Enscape · Construction · AI visualization

Part of a loft apartment designed for short-term rental (Airbnb). Kitchen and living area with copper-toned millwork, a black integrated refrigerator and warm under-cabinet lighting, from the Enscape render to the finished apartment.

Made withSSketchUpEEnscapeLLayOutAIAI visualization
Enscape
Construction

Millwork detailing

Elevations, plan and section · Imperial dimensions

Finished kitchen

Construction photos

AI visualization

Kitchen
AI visualization
AI visualization
05

LV Loft Apartment

Living · Bedroom · Balcony · Bath · Construction · São Paulo

The finished loft, designed for short-term rental (Airbnb): a brick feature wall and warm track lighting in the living area, a plaid wallpaper bedroom with built-in millwork, a glazed balcony dining nook, and a full bath in green glazed tile.

Living & balcony

Construction photos

Bedroom

Construction photos

Bathroom

Construction photos
06

Apartment Rise

Interior design · 3D model · Technical detailing · Campinas, SP

A compact apartment for a young couple, planned around an open living and kitchen area, built-in storage and a lit glass display, a lavatory with a stone wall and organic mirror, and a bedroom with a walk-in closet.

Made withSSketchUpAIAI visualization

Floor plan

3D model and concept sketch
Sketch

Kitchen

Elevation and concept sketch
Sketch
AI visualization
Sketch

Lavatory

Organic mirror and stone wall
Sketch

Bedroom

3D model and concept sketch
Sketch

Humanization

AI visualization · Daily life
AI visualization
AI visualization
07

Suite Taquaral

Suite renovation · 3D visualization · São Paulo

Renovation of a master suite with built-in millwork around the bed, lit niches, a walk-in closet behind a mirrored door, and a warm, quiet palette.

Made withSSketchUpAIAI visualization

Millwork

Headboard wall and details

GC Workflow

SketchUp · Technical documentation system · Prototype in development

A SketchUp-based system I am building to turn one model into plans, elevations, millwork identification and technical scenes, organizing electrical, hydraulic, lighting and joinery information to cut repetitive redrawing and avoidable errors. Built and tested on real projects; the interface is currently in Brazilian Portuguese, with English adaptation planned.

Made withSSketchUpCCodexCClaude Code

Survey tool

Second module in development · Levantamento

A survey workflow that starts from a marked-up measurement drawing and builds the 3D model with organized layers (tags) and component families. Shown here on the Apartment 320 study.

A correctly transferred survey is the foundation of the whole project: when field measurements, existing conditions and notes enter the model accurately and in an organized way, the executive project and technical drawings that come from it are more precise, with fewer surprises on site.

In development

More projects coming

New work is added as it is completed.

Let's talk

Contact

Residential interior design, from concept and layout to technical detailing and visualization.

Phone+55 19 99321-4723 (WhatsApp)