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Cultural Centers, Museums, and Galleries: Ancient Buildings Transformed into Art Spaces in Latin America

Many buildings often fall into disuse due to our cities' constant economic, social, and technological changes. The programmatic inconsistency of current times demands great versatility and adaptability from our infrastructures, increasingly leading projects to become uninhabited, and left to abandonment and decay.

Next, we present a series of 20 Latin American projects in which old warehouses, homes, prisons, mills, and markets were recovered and transformed into Cultural Centers, Museums, and Galleries.

Copan D Apartment / Estúdio BRA Arquitetura

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  175
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2023
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Brasil Imperial, Carbono, Casulo Design, Dpot, Lumini, +2

House Píer / Sergio Sampaio Archi + Tectônica

House Píer / Sergio Sampaio Archi + Tectônica - Interior Photography, Houses, Facade, Door, Chair, TableHouse Píer / Sergio Sampaio Archi + Tectônica - Interior Photography, Houses, Kitchen, Beam, Table, ChairHouse Píer / Sergio Sampaio Archi + Tectônica - Interior Photography, Houses, Deck, Beam, HandrailHouse Píer / Sergio Sampaio Archi + Tectônica - Interior Photography, Houses, Deck, Facade, Beam, HandrailHouse Píer / Sergio Sampaio Archi + Tectônica - More Images+ 33

Avaré, Brazil
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1300
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2022
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Way Engenharia

Yayoi Kusama Gallery / MACh Arquitetos + Rizoma Arquitetura

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  2023
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Deca, Gerdau, Perfinaço, Usiminas

Fitness Center / Capote Marcondes Longo Arquitetura e Urbanismo

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Goiânia, Brazil
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  10600
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2023
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Saint-Gobain, ACE Pisos e Revestimentos Corporativos, Celite, Colormix, Cozil, +6

MDG Baroneza House / Gálvez & Márton Arquitetura

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  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1360
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2021
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Atlas ceramicas, Concresteel, Passinato

Guarumo House / VOID

Guarumo House / VOID - Exterior Photography, Sustainability, Facade, Forest, CoastGuarumo House / VOID - Exterior Photography, Sustainability, FacadeGuarumo House / VOID - Exterior Photography, Sustainability, FacadeGuarumo House / VOID - Interior Photography, Sustainability, Deck, Facade, Table, ChairGuarumo House / VOID - More Images+ 13

Playa Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
  • Architects: VOID
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  796
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2020

EG House / Play Arquitetura

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Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  • Architects: Play Arquitetura
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1020
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2022

Punta Cana House / Mareines Arquitetura + Patalano Arquitetura

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From Stone Walls to Skyscrapers: Understanding Structural Masonry

The Monadnock Building in Chicago began construction in 1891 and is still in use today. The building features a somber facade without ornamentation and a colossal height - at the time - of 16 floors. It is considered the first skyscraper built in structural masonry, with ceramic bricks and a granite base. To support the entire load of the building, the structural walls on the ground floor are 1.8 meters thick, and at the top, 46 centimeters. One hundred and thirty years later, this construction system remains common and allows for the erection of taller buildings with much thinner walls, accomplishing even new architectural works economically and rationally. But what is structural masonry about, and how can designers use it in architectural projects? And for what kinds of buildings is this system most suitable?

Zigzag House / Architectare

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Petrópolis, Brazil
  • Architects: Architectare
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  377
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  APS Esquadrias de Alumínio, Oficina do Ar, Pedra Cor Marmores e Granitos, Roma Mobili

Bauer House / Luiz Paulo Andrade Arquitetos

Bauer House  / Luiz Paulo Andrade Arquitetos - Interior Photography, Houses, Kitchen, Beam, Table, ChairBauer House  / Luiz Paulo Andrade Arquitetos - Interior Photography, Houses, Beam, Table, ChairBauer House  / Luiz Paulo Andrade Arquitetos - Interior Photography, Houses, Deck, Beam, Facade, LightingBauer House  / Luiz Paulo Andrade Arquitetos - Exterior Photography, Houses, Courtyard, Facade, Beam, DoorBauer House  / Luiz Paulo Andrade Arquitetos - More Images+ 36

Indaiatuba, Brazil
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  1000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2022
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Artecor, Colormix, Construflama, Enjoy House, Powerlume, +5

Jurumirim House / Sergio Sampaio Archi + Tectônica

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Itaí, Brazil

Dolce Gusto Neo Flagship Store / Estudio Guto Requena

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São Paulo, Brazil