Aerial view, taken on Feb 24, 2023, showing the house of Brazilian musical artist Kdu dos Anjos which was designated 'Building of the Year 2023' by ArchDaily. — Photos: AFP
At first glance, it is a house like dozens of others in the crowded favelas of Brazil. But this seemingly modest dwelling of 66sq m, with its exposed brick walls, has just been recognised as the "house of the year" in an international architecture competition.
The house honoured by specialised website ArchDaily belongs to Kdu dos Anjos, a 32-year-old artist living in the bustling Aglomerado da Serra favela, at the bottom of a hill on the edge of the southeastern city of Belo Horizonte.
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ArchDaily's House of the Year 2023
Aerial view, taken on Feb 24, 2023, showing the house of Brazilian musical artist Kdu dos Anjos which was designated 'Building of the Year 2023' by ArchDaily. — Photos: AFP
2023, in Aglomerado da Serra, a favela complex on the outskirts of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. - The 66 mｲ property, built by the Levante Collective, competed with buildings from India, Mexico, Germany and Vietnam. (Photo by Douglas MAGNO / AFP)
Kdu dos Anjos looking out of a window of his house.
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An exterior section of Kdu dos Anjos' house.
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Windows and book shelves in a tight space.
— Books sit on shelves at the house of Brazilian artist Kdu dos Anjos, which was designated "Building of the Year 2023" by the specialized reference site ArchDaily, in Aglomerado da Serra, a favela complex on the outskirts of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, on February 24, 2023. - The 66 mｲ property, built by the Levante Collective, competed with buildings from India, Mexico, Germany and Vietnam. (Photo by Douglas MAGNO / AFP)
Brazilian musical artist Kdu dos Anjos
shows the tattoo of his house he got on his forearm, after learning that it had been designated "Building of the Year 2023" by the specialized reference site ArchDaily, during an interview with AFP at his house in Aglomerado da Serra, a favela complex on the outskirts of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, on February 24, 2023. - The 66 mｲ property, built by the Levante Collective, competed with buildings from India, Mexico, Germany and Vietnam. (Photo by Douglas MAGNO / AFP)
Aerial view of Aglomerado da Serra, a favela complex on the outskirts of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, where the house of Kdu dos Anjos is located.
, taken on February 24, 2023/ ... - The 66 mｲ property, built by the Levante Collective, competed with buildings from India, Mexico, Germany and Vietnam. (Photo by Douglas MAGNO / AFP)
Interior view of Kdu dos Anjos' house.
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