The scenery is the backwoods of Alagoas, Brazil, a place so atypical of great beauty and simplicity. It helped us understand that the kickoff should be to enhance local culture by using regional techniques on the design and construction of a home and its interior. The result is a cozy, clear and light environment.

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Architects: Tavares Duayer Arquitetura

Location: Olho d'Água do Casado - AL, Brazil

Architects In Charge: João Duayer, Thiago Tavares

Area: 124.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: João Duayer & Nathalie Ventura

Collaborators: Diego Curcio, Fred Gomes, Mariana Amoedo e Nathalie Ventura.

Landscape Designer: Rafael Costa Bastos
Construction: Equipe Caldeirão do Huck

© João Duayer & Nathalie Ventura

From the architect. The scenery is the backwoods of Alagoas, Brazil, a place so atypical of great beauty and simplicity. It helped us understand that the kickoff should be to enhance local culture by using regional techniques on the design and construction of a home and its interior. The result is a cozy, clear and light environment.

© João Duayer & Nathalie Ventura

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