Article source: Heim Balp Architekten

Located in the historic district of Mindelo in Cabo Verde’s São Vicente island, the Casa d’Poço, HEIM BALP ARCHITEKTEN’s latest completion, reflects the Berlin-based practice’s sensitivity to local cultures as a means to foster a sense of community through architecture. Through their signature use of the hybrid façade, Heim Balp Architekten refer to both the aesthetics and the materials that characterize Cabo Verde’s distinct cultural identity and natural assets, all-the-while conceiving a versatile space, at once public and private, bringing together the residential, the cultural, and hospitality.

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• Architects: Heim Balp Architekten
• Project: Casa d’Poço
• Location: Rua Lopes da Silva Guine-Bissau, Mindelo, Cabo Verde
• Project Team: Michael Heim, Pietro Balp, Lia Janela, Matteo Rossi, Lisa Desager
• Area: 580 m2
• Completion Date: 2021

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