Ingá-Mirim chapel is situated on the outskirts of Itupeva, 80 kilometres from São Paulo, on a nineteenth-century estate. The project consisted in remodelling a former dwelling as a venue for various local celebrations of religious importance. The idea of remodelling is seen as an opportunity to reinterpret the existing construction, transforming it and giving rise to new relations between the project and the place. By means of an act of reflection, the former dwelling is dismantled and its materials salvaged to give it a new condition in the landscape. The construction process was carried out in conjunction with the estate staff, brothers Carlos and Charles. Together with them, we experimented with the reuse of materials from the old construction, applying their knowledge of building technologies. In this way, on the existing foundations, the project is based on three walls, built using stones from an old track leading to the estate. These three walls house a layout of different spaces.
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Federico Cairoli