Tag: copacabana

• A door and a street — walking Copacabana

  Rio de Janeiro has some pretty spectacular entranceways. Here is one that I found today on Rua Duvivier in Copacabana:

  

  It is a magical front door located exactly one block from the beach.

  The other gem I stumbled upon today was Rua Carvalho de Mendonça, pictured here:

  

  Toward the left (above) is a narrow bollard-separated lane for cars. The rest of the right of way is dedicated to pedestrians and bicycles.

  When I was there today the sun was shining and the retail was in full swing.

  

  But perhaps my favorite thing about this street is the residential terraces sitting on top of the single storey “retail podiums.”

  They add life (and eyes) to the street.

  2018.12.29

• Merry Christmas

  

  Merry Christmas from Rio de Janeiro. 

  Even though I am still practicing my daily blogging ritual, this is about the only time of the year where I find it’s possible to “disconnect” a little. So hopefully you’re doing a bit of that yourself and spending time with family and friends, regardless of whether you celebrate Christmas or not.

  The above photo was taken from the feet of the Christ the Redeemer statue at the top of Corcovado mountain. Excluding its base, which is about 8m tall, the statue itself is 30m in height. That’s basically the same height as Junction House (a 9 storey midrise condominium).

  2018.12.25

• Unfinished: The Museum of Image & Sound

  Here are two images of the unfinished Museum of Image & Sound in Rio de Janeiro by Diller Scofidio + Renfro.

  

  The building sits across from Copacabana’s famed beach and tiled boardwalk. The street you’re looking at is Avenida Atlântica.

  The idea behind the architecture was to create a kind of “vertical boulevard” on the building’s beachside facade. Clever.

  It is particularly impactful when you see it within the context of Copacabana’s delightfully formidable streetwall and curving promenade.

  But it is unclear when the building will ultimately be finished. Construction started in 2010 and it first stalled in 2012. Too bad.

  2018.12.25