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Profile of the hamam

You can see how we plan to build it, the two walls will 'fall into each other'. The oven will be surrounded by stone to protect the straw
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Sketch of the hamam

You can see the stone oven, surrounded by bakstenen, and how big it will be
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Hamam from the top

With measurements and oven. In the top there will be a glass or plastic window, made by Jelena
Image: Els Engel

John drawing the outline of the sauna

This gives us a better picture of what it's going to look like
Image: Rosanne Schenk

Straw and loam office
Image: Tomer Gal

Sharing ideas

The community of a favela relies on each other. In this photo, architect John Lonsdale is bouncing off ideas with social designer Sjoerd ter Borg.

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