Paraty House in Paraty, Brazil

Designed by Studio MK27, Paraty House is located in Paraty, Brazil. There is a legend which says that the region of the colonial city of Paraty and Angra dos Reis (between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro) has 365 islands, one for each day of the year. Two boxes of reinforced concrete, rest fixed connected on the mountainside of one of these islands; two modern prisms between the large colossal stones... 

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