An Artists Dream - Casapueblo- WIW Contest
This must be the most fascinating and unusual building I have ever seen. Nestled against the hillside it overlooks a bay called Punta Ballena (Whale Point).
This Mediterranean style building was constructed by the Uruguayan artist Carlos Páez Vilaró and it took him 36 years to complete. It was hand built/constructed by the artist himself together with a few helpers and without any official plans at the time. Every inch was unplanned and he built and shaped it lovingly as though it were a giant sculpture.
The inside is a labyrinth with no straight lines whatsoever. The entire building was constructed using whitewashed cement and Stucco, and all the rooms are staggered to allow for a perfect view across the bay to watch the sunset.
Originally it was the residence and workshop of the artist but today it has a museum with a restaurant, an art gallery as well as being a hotel.
Since 1994 a sunset ceremony takes place every single day on the terrace of the museum. A few minutes before sunset the artists recorded voice recites a short poem in honour of the sun and bids it farewell.
"I built it (Casapueblo) as if it were a habitable sculpture, without plans, especially at the urging of my enthusiasm. When the municipality asked me recently for the plans it did not have, an architect friend of mine had to spend a month trying to find the way to decipher it. — Carlos Páez Vilaró
Now I would like to share with you a few photos I have taken of this amazing work of art!
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Omg that is awesome 👏 wow...!!
thanks @lifeinspired
That is quite amazing! It makes me wish everyone could live in wonderfully creative spaces with views of the sunset!
oh I know, its a lovely place but at USD350 per night, maybe not! hahaha. I go to a nearby roadside restaurant and see the sunset just as well! but the building is great! I love looking at it, because every time you look you see something different.
What an amazing building and amazing photography too!
I love the fact that he made it all by hand, without plans just where and how his imagination guided him! Of course in later years he got into big trouble hassles with the municipalities because there where no plans or permissions, hehe
OMG!!!! I didn't know about this beautiful place. I really love it's history. It is admirable how a person can take their dreams to reality by building them with their own hands, really that is a pride and example to follow. Thank you for sharing this wonderful post. Greetings @claudiaz!!!!
thank you so much @dldb1604, is indeed an amazing thing to do. I love looking at this building, every time I see something different!
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thank you!
Nice one. This building Is in fact a beautiful monument. I love it.
It is a real labour of love!
looks like a white palace
yes it does, its really lovely and so interesting with all its curves
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