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Regina understood what worked in Maraú — materials, suppliers, construction methods suited to humid coastal Bahia. From the beginning, the house needed to fit the land. Zoning required 60% permeable ground. Beyond regulation, we wanted to preserve native vegetation. The region is part of an estuary ecosystem — fragile and pressured. Building a sustainable coastal house was not aesthetic. It was technical. Drainage, airflow, soil behavior, rainfall patterns. Within budget and

In my delusions, I wanted a tropical modernist house in Maraú. Flat roof, sharp lines, glass everywhere, perfectly calculated brise-soleils. That clean Pinterest aesthetic — tropical modernist house goals . It felt entirely possible. Until the climate joined the conversation. Here it rains vertically, horizontally, and — at times — metaphysically. Yes, we could have done it. But it wasn’t worth the emotional cost of trusting a heroic gutter system. Against water, we have very