The administrative building of the Federal University of Ceará´s campus in Crateús municipality is the first of a series of blocks planned at the master plan of this academic unit. The building has a dual function: to host the administrative part of the program and to serve as a gateway to the campus. This determined the shape of the building, which is split by a shift in its floorplan that separates a solid and closed part from a more open and fluid one.

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Architect: Rede Arquitetos

Location: BR-226 - Venancio, Crateús - CE, 63700-000, Brazil

Rede Arquitetos: Bruno Braga, Bruno Perdigão, Igor Ribeiro

Area: 1658.0 sqm
Project Year: 2015

Photography: Joana França

Croquis Proyeto: Custódio Santos, Renan Cid

Collaborator: Luiz Cattony (Arquitecto), Carlos Augusto (Diseño estructural), UTP Engenharia (Instalaciones prediales)

Construction: Construtora e Imobiliária JMV

© Joana França

From the architect. The administrative building of the Federal University of Ceará´s campus in Crateús municipality is the first of a series of blocks planned at the master plan of this academic unit. The building has a dual function: to host the administrative part of the program and to serve as a gateway to the camp...