Clear Village has won an honourable mention in the “Brutalist Facelift’ competition with a proposal to make a series of post-war communist housing blocks in Latvia ‘invisible’ with a mirrored facade.
The Brutalist Facelift competition, part of the Ghost Town Challenge organised by Homemade Dessert, asked participants to propose facade interventions to improve the image of the Karosta area in Liepaja, a former Russian Naval base now suffering from physical degeneration and social issues.
The neglected blocks are transformed into community boosters by reflecting Karosta’s rich heritage and amplified social life on the facades. The blocks are skinned with reclaimed mirrors, detailing the modular facades and setting up a playful relationship where passers by, locals and visitors’ reflections populate the buildings.