Traditional Elements of Brazilian Architecture

[ad_1] Photography: Nelson Kon; courtesy Studio MK27 The two-storey Cobogo House based in Sao Paulo, Brazil depicts a power-packed play of light and shadow; the architecture reminiscent of veterans, Lucio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer… A simple straight-lined structure in umber and white, the L-shaped home bordering an inviting open expanse seems a trifle unusual in setting, at first glance. Draw closer and it reveals a studied exercise in chiaroscuro elements, intelligibly played out by inherent aesthetic and functional concerns. .. Starting with a volumetric geometry of white, orchestrated by hollowed-out elements carved in concrete by Austrian-American sculptor, Erwin Hauer constituting […]