023
Arte Útil archive nr:
023
Initiator:
Domènec
Location:
Brazil
Category:
urban-development, economy, social
Users:
The artists, homeless people
Maintained by:
Museu Nacional do Conjunto Cultural da Republica, Brasilia, Brazil
Certification:
prototype
Duration:
2007
Domènec
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Superquadra casa-armario
Description:
A scaled down recreation of two buildings in the huge blocks of residential housing in Brasilia, called "superquadras" or giant blocks of houses; designed by Lucio Costa. Made into prototypes of individual shelters for the “moradores da rua†or homeless.
Goals:
It's a prototype of individual shelters for the moradores da rua or homeless.
Beneficial Outcomes:
Homeless can have a temporary shelter.