Renovation
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1 week agoSunset Shelter / Bon Studio
Architecture uses light and shadow contrasts to celebrate natural day-night transitions, with courtyards serving as visual and sensory ventilation spaces.
In line with the objectives of the German "Building Type E" initiative, which has already received broad political and professional support, the Climate Pavilion can be seen as an applied architectural experiment.
Fernando Andrade understood this intimately when he began designing the Amazon Bus Station in Belém, a project born not from architectural ego but from genuine public consultation with the people who would actually use it. They asked for four things: protection from the weather, environmental comfort, durability, and reasonable cost. What they got exceeded every expectation: a soaring, sculptural shelter that treats public transit users as deserving of the same design attention typically reserved for museums and corporate headquarters.
In tropical climates, high humidity presents a significant challenge, prompting designers to develop building strategies that embrace natural airflow and mitigate heat gain.