Buildings on pillars
Open ground.
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The 107/307 and 108/308 South neighbourhood unit is a set of four superquadras, large residential blocks, in Brasília's south wing, the pilot model where the planner Lúcio Costa put his idea of everyday life in the modern capital into practice. He meant every four blocks to share shops, leisure, schools and religious, sporting and cultural facilities, and only this unit fully realised the plan. Costa ringed the blocks with rows of trees for environmental quality and noise: as they grew they formed a sound barrier and gave shade around the paths where people walk, while the buildings stand on pillars, leaving the ground beneath open to pedestrians. The national heritage institute sees the superquadra as what made Brasília a world symbol of modern architecture. The Federal District government listed the unit by decree in April 2009, and it is part of Brasília's Pilot Plan, a World Heritage Site. A walk here explains the city from the inside, away from the giant Monumental Axis.
Open ground.
Around the blocks.
In the capital.
Asa Sul, Brasília
A large residential block with buildings on pillars, trees and shared facilities, the core of Brasília's plan.
