substitute housing 1999-2001
forms of dwelling understanding complexity and occupancy patterns
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location Barrio “San Miguel de La Vega”. Caracas. Venezuela
type Commission Pilot Project
sponsors CONAVI (National Housing Institute), as part of Caracas Slum-Upgrading Pilot Project
team Mateo Pintó, Matias Pintó
collaborators Eduardo Kairuz
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…The “barrio” is understood as a growing system resulting from the continuous needs and collective solutions of its inhabitants.
...The terraced housing adapts to this “reality” to stand half way between the “barrio” and the rationality of the “tower in the park”.