Xícara de Café Posted May 8, 2019 Share #1 Posted May 8, 2019 Advertisement (gone after registration) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Residential apartment blocks in Brasilia. Leica IIIf, Summicron 5cm f/2 collapsible (1956), Ilford Delta 100, Kodak D-76 1+1. 4 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Residential apartment blocks in Brasilia. Leica IIIf, Summicron 5cm f/2 collapsible (1956), Ilford Delta 100, Kodak D-76 1+1. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/297038-brasilia-living/?do=findComment&comment=3736724'>More sharing options...
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StS Posted May 8, 2019 Share #2 Posted May 8, 2019 Looks a bit like an Oscar Niemeyer design from the 1960s. Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xícara de Café Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted May 8, 2019 13 minutes ago, StS said: Looks a bit like an Oscar Niemeyer design from the 1960s. Hi Stefan. They could well be his. In that area, some buildings are some aren't, so I didn't put his name. Tomorrow I'll pick up a roll of colour film with shots of one of his last projects in Brasilia, if not the last. I watched it, from a distance, being built through my apartment window, so I like it a lot. Will post some photos. All the best! Iain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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war Posted May 9, 2019 Share #6 Posted May 9, 2019 I wasn't able to find these apartment blocks in any books. Certainly influenced by Niemeyer and respectful in their mass and form, these buildings seem to lack a certain elegance. The pilotis of columns are a bit awkward and the facades (defaced) with air conditioners do not seem authentic. Thanks for posting these. Sure would like to see more of your photos as a fan of his work. May not be widely known but he went to his office and worked on projects into his 100's. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xícara de Café Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, war said: I wasn't able to find these apartment blocks in any books. Certainly influenced by Niemeyer and respectful in their mass and form, these buildings seem to lack a certain elegance. Yes, when i looked a bit more closely, I saw that the windows have aluminium frames. The residential blocks that I know he designed were all done in the early 60s and used different window fittings in steel. 1 hour ago, war said: Thanks for posting these. Sure would like to see more of your photos as a fan of his work. May not be widely known but he went to his office and worked on projects into his 100's. I'm also a fan! I just posted another thread with his last project and mentioned some dates. An extraordinary life. This album of mine in Flickr has the Palácio Itamaraty, Torre de TV Digital de Brasília, the Congresso, Câmera dos Deputados, what i think is a real Niemeyer apartment block (in colour with a rubber tree in front) and the Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Niterói. There are more too with other cameras and lenses in scattered through the main photostream. See: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! All the best! Iain Edited May 9, 2019 by Xícara de Café 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! All the best! Iain ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/297038-brasilia-living/?do=findComment&comment=3737655'>More sharing options...
Xícara de Café Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted May 22, 2019 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! An apartment in Asa Sul, Brasilia. Same camera and film, etc. as above 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! An apartment in Asa Sul, Brasilia. Same camera and film, etc. as above ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/297038-brasilia-living/?do=findComment&comment=3745584'>More sharing options...
Xícara de Café Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share #9 Posted June 5, 2019 (edited) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! IIIf, Summaron 3.5cm 1:3.5, Ilford Delta 100, Kodak D-76 1+1. This kind of concrete lattice is called "cobogó" in Brazil and the name was derived from the surnames of three engineers that drafted a patent on the idea in the 1920s. This could be an Oscar Niemeyer building but i don't know for sure. The cobogó spans the entire service side of the building where the kitchens, bathrooms and laundries of the apartments all back onto the open wall. Buildings of this type have "vazado" apartments, meaning that the apartments stretch between the front and rear facades. So good ventilation! The photo shows 6 stories which is the regulation maximum number of levels for residential buildings in the "plano piloto" region of Brasília. Edited June 5, 2019 by Xícara de Café Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! IIIf, Summaron 3.5cm 1:3.5, Ilford Delta 100, Kodak D-76 1+1. This kind of concrete lattice is called "cobogó" in Brazil and the name was derived from the surnames of three engineers that drafted a patent on the idea in the 1920s. This could be an Oscar Niemeyer building but i don't know for sure. The cobogó spans the entire service side of the building where the kitchens, bathrooms and laundries of the apartments all back onto the open wall. Buildings of this type have "vazado" apartments, meaning that the apartments stretch between the front and rear facades. So good ventilation! The photo shows 6 stories which is the regulation maximum number of levels for residential buildings in the "plano piloto" region of Brasília. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/297038-brasilia-living/?do=findComment&comment=3753874'>More sharing options...
Xícara de Café Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted June 5, 2019 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! As above with Summicron 5cm 1:2 collapsible. Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! As above with Summicron 5cm 1:2 collapsible. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/297038-brasilia-living/?do=findComment&comment=3753984'>More sharing options...
war Posted June 6, 2019 Share #11 Posted June 6, 2019 Nice addition to your apartment block series. The influence of Le Corbusier is evident in these buildings as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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