The above images are of a former factory reused as a cultural center - SESQ Pompilias - that includes a library, exhibit space, indoor playfields and swimming pools. SESQ is a nationwide network of cultural spaces, funded by a small tax on service industries and intended for the use of service employees and their families, that in Sao Paulo has invested in rehabilitation of historic buildings for a number of their sites. The SESQ Pompilias is a beautiful space outside and in - featuring a historic alley connecting the various facilities and a stunning open space with water features in the floor and beautiful pane glass windows and some ceilings that provide warm natural light and open for ventilation on a nice day. Old buildings are often easier and cheaper to knock down and replace, but buildings like this remind me of the value of saving historic spaces, as this space has character, warmth, comfort and elegant simplicity that are hard to create in a modern building.
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