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Figs. 2.6 – 2.7 Nicola Chan Y3, ‘Float to Favela’. A project that identifies three key issues in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas: ‘water and sanitation’, ‘health and rehabilitation’ and ‘nature and public space’. It takes advantage of the popular and widely broadcast Rio Carnival to approach these topics in the form of socially-conscious float designs that are then recycled, reused and repurposed to create functional favela counterparts that are useful for the surrounding community. The water float is reconstructed into a rooftop laundrette, the nature float; a favela park, a growing hub and adventure park; and the health float, a drop-in rehabilitation centre. The idea is that these counterparts will be added to gradually over the course of many years. Fig. 2.8 Cheoi-Young (Nick) Park Y3, ‘Pigment Factory and Market’. Due to various ongoing Olympic
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Game developments in the favelas, before the demolition of culturally important buildings has caused the loss of the harmonised community. By proposing a pigment factory and market, the project aims to regain the sense of community through introducing colour to the surrounding context, but also providing jobs and much needed amenities to the local residents.