My project takes inspiration from a poem that is called Cão Sem Plumas, written by a Brazilian author in the 50s. The poem has a very strong impact on the reader, describing people who are stuck in the mud of a stagnating river, striving to get out of it. These images reminds of many of the social and environmental issues in Brazil, related to the idea of neglection. This unit is about sensitively understanding the qualities and issues of a specific place, in order to integrate ourselves as architects, to understand the deepest roots of a culture. We can’t really solve issues but we can question ourselves to design something that brings within itself a deeper meaning. Cão sem plumas school is a free and open space for people from many backgrounds to gather and interact, united by that means of communication that is dance. The school is a purifying agent that helps the community around and that tells the story of everyone who left a sign in its ceramic mud.