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• Mom's House / Studio Zé
  Located in Feira Nova, a town of 20,000 inhabitants known for its production of cassava flour in the Pernambuco hinterlands, the residence of the architect's mother was built by local residents in the 1980s using adobe techniques.
• How Can Hidden Niches Transform Walls into Functional Architecture?
  The niche has been a space of visible intention throughout the history of architecture. In ancient Roman architecture, it served as a formal device carved into masonry to display statues, vases, or other objects. These recesses animated the walls of temples, bath complexes, and civic buildings, adding rhythm, depth, and focal points to otherwise massive […]
• Kamegaike Onsen / Yano Aoyama Architecture Design
  Winners of a national competition launched after a lightning strike decimated a large portion of Kamegaike Hot Springs, local architectural firm Yano Aoyama proposed a low-key rehabilitation, packed with imaginative solutions. Located in the town of Ikata (Ehime Prefecture), Kamegaike district, like many outlying areas in Japan, faces distinct economic and population decline. The revamped […]