RELIGIOUS AND COMMUNITY CENTER


2015
Natal, Brazil
Competition
1st prize
Design in Partnership: Renata Oliveira



The follwing project consists in a religious and community center located in a low-income neighborhood of Natal, Brazil. The steep terrain and small budget drove the design decision for compartmentalizing the program. The arrangement of volumes create public open paths that lead to a square and community garden. That way, the religious entity can better service the community that surounds them.  The rammed earth was used as main contruction material, with the purporse of it being a community-engaging process.