Villa Banalia Democratic Republic of Congo
Redesigned by BasaboseStudio Villa Banalia, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is both a renovation and an adaptation of an old industrial storage building.
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Redesigned by BasaboseStudio Villa Banalia, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is both a renovation and an adaptation of an old industrial storage building.
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