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Favela Sauna

Warmth in straw

This proposal did not evolve into a project Are you cold, tired and stressed? Just relax. The Favela Sauna is made out of straw bales, and apart from serving a social purpose, the heat it produces...

Image: Els Engel

John drawing the outline of the sauna

This gives us a better picture of what it's going to look like
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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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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
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.
Image: Erik Diekstra

Kids ripping up newspapers

This picture was taken at Mediamatic Fabriek. The Pigeon Tower is a project by Arne Hendriks, part of Freezing Favela.
Image: Amsterdam Fashion Academy

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