51-1 Arquitectos Designs Contemporary Pink Concrete Convent in Lima
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Kate Mazade
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Summary
Local architecture studio 51-1 Arquitectos has designed and constructed a contemporary convent in Lima, Peru, featuring a vertical design made of pink-colored concrete and grey brick screens. The Religiosas de Maria Inmaculada convent spans 6,226 square meters (67,000 square feet) and represents a modern reinterpretation of traditional convent architecture, adapted for an urban setting.
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· 3 pulledLocal studio 51-1 Arquitectos has stacked a vertical convent made of pink-coloured concrete and grey brick screens onto an urban site in Lima, Peru
The Religiosas de Maria Inmaculada was completed as a contemporary alternative to an ancient building type
51-1 Arquitectos constructed a 6,226-square metre (67,000-square foot) convent in Lima
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