Maxaquene Txombene: Shaded Recreational Space - urbanNext, February 11, 2020. - 456 words.

africanCities, Energy and sustainability, Johan Mottelson, Low Density, Project, Remígio Chilaude, Territory and mobility

African Cities, African Public Realm, Circular economy, Cultural identity, Environment, Heritage, Informal settlements, Leisure, Maputo, Mozambique, Plastic bottles, Polution, Project, Public Space, Recycling, Sustainable Development, Water

Photography: Johan Mottelson


Maxaquene Txombene is a public space project in an informal settlement in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, utilizing recycled plastic as the primary construction material. The project transformed an old defunct drinking water fountain into a shaded recreational space.

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Architecture Urban-intervention Recreational-space Maputo, Mozambique Mozambique