Equipo de Arquitectura updates synagogue in Paraguay with board-marked concrete

Board-marked concrete and warm wood are contrasted in this synagogue in Asunción, Paraguay, which has been renovated by local studio Equipo de Arquitectura.
Equipo de Arquitectura transformed an existing synagogue in the capital city for the Hebraic Union of Paraguay. The design preserves its perimeter walls and roof but concrete is applied to hide the original structure.The concrete walls, which gain texture from imprints of wood planks, are paired with slatted metal walls. These ar