The city of Caxias do Sul, in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, has grown in the 20th century to become in the last 3 decades one of the country´s most important industrial poles (the 2nd largest in the metal-mechanic industry). Population rose from 290.000 to near 500.000, thus becoming the center of the second largest metropolitan area in the state, after the capital, Porto Alegre.

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Architects: Luciano Lemer Basso

Location: Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul - RS, Brazil

Collaborators: Roberto Jose Basso, Regis Kaplan

Area: 890.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Marcelo Donadussi · Photographer Profile
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From the architect. The city of Caxias do Sul, in the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, has grown in the 20th century to become in the last 3 decades one of the country´s most important industrial poles (the 2nd largest in the metal-mechanic industry). Population rose from 290.000 to near 500.000, thus becoming the center of the second largest metropolitan area in the state, after the capital, Porto Alegre.

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As a consequence of that population growth, middle class families moved gradually to the suburbs, seeking for cheaper land and quality of life. As part of this process, single-family houses gav...