Fortunata House by Luciano Lerner Basso
Located in the extreme south of Brazil, the Fortunata house is a project that highlights the essential activities of Architecture: the attentive reading of the environmental conditions;
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Located in the extreme south of Brazil, the Fortunata house is a project that highlights the essential activities of Architecture: the attentive reading of the environmental conditions;
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