
10/08/2025
Almost no other midcentury residence better embodies tropical modernism than Oscar Niemeyer’s Das Canoas House.
Located in Barra da Tijuca, a suburb of Rio de Janeiro, the project was built on the slope of a hill overlooking the bay. Created as a personal residence for Niemeyer, the home is a perfect synthesis of modern architecture and individual exploration that fuses organic and minimalistic approaches.
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Photography by: Nelson Kon.