Expansion of the Banco dos Cajuais Visitor Center - Aquasis / Rede ArquitetosSave this picture!© Igor RibeiroVisitor Center•Praia de Picos, Icapuí, Brazil Architects: Rede Arquitetos Area Area of this architecture project Area:  55 m² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2024 Architectural design: Bruno Braga, Luiz Cattony, Bianca Feijão, João Marcello Torquato, Maria Vitória Vasconcelos (estagiária) More SpecsLess Specs Save this picture! Text description provided by the architects. The Banco do Cajuais Visitors Center was a project carried out for the NGO Aquasis at Picos Beach, Ceará. The construction, completed in 2021, was designed as an exhibition space to showcase the institution’s projects. The growing demand for the NGO and the increasing use of the space by a diverse and expanding audience led to new needs and improvements to enhance the site's usability. Therefore, a growth plan for the complex was conceived, initially proposing the construction of an annex to the original building.Save this picture!The new building, positioned beyond the original visitors center, serves as a gathering space for a larger number of people while also providing restroom facilities for the complex. It references the main building with a similar roof structure and wall materials. However, it is more open and features a more robust structure due to its wider spans. A notable aspect of this extension is the opening in its front wall, offering a view of the original building and the surrounding green areas.Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Save this picture!Access to the new building is provided through a pathway that extends the route established by the original visitors center. This creates a transition space between the structures, adapting to the site's topography and functioning as a connecting element between the two buildings. At the same time, this intermediate space grants autonomy to each structure and conceals the pre-existing cisterns through the use of a stone wall and landscape design elements.Save this picture! Project gallerySee allShow less Project locationAddress:Praia de Picos, Icapuí, Ceara, BrazilLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this office Published on May 24, 2025Cite: "Expansion of the Banco dos Cajuais Visitor Center - Aquasis / Rede Arquitetos" [Ampliação do Centro de Visitantes Banco dos Cajuais - Aquasis / Rede Arquitetos] 24 May 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1027214/expansion-of-the-banco-dos-cajuais-visitor-center-aquasis-rede-arquitetos&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save世界上最受欢迎的建筑网站现已推出你的母语版本!想浏览ArchDaily中国吗?是否 You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream