Designed by
Atelier Daniel Florez , Folhas Sagradas is a pavilion that, inside the Kilombo Villas
Hotel , in Rio Grande do Norte, attempts to create its own ecosystem through dialogue and respect for the existing nature. The project proposal is an umbracle – a convex structure – formed by
three sheets of laminated wood and bamboo. These materials create a low, shaded
and ventilated space on a polycarbonate roof and project their shadow into the shape of a leaf that appears, moves and disappears according to the movement of the clouds, wind and sun.
At night, warm artificial light filters through the polycarbonate roof, revealing three sacred leaves from the hotel's balconies. The lamps are made from
recycled bamboo pieces that hang from wooden beams using copper cylinders that, with their greenish oxidation, express the passage of time.
A
refrigeration system made of pipes circulates through the beams, evaporating aromatic water at the umbracle to cool the temperature and
water the numerous plants that live in the tropical paradise, resembling a greenhouse.
The double curvature of the roof geometry projects a different shadow on each column of the pavilion, also due to the double curvature of the columns.
The materials used are laminated wood from fast-growing trees in
reforestation areas , bamboo, natural stone and a draining white sand floor that returns water from the roof to the
water table .
All natural elements have a
near-zero carbon footprint. The pavilion was designed to be
dismantled, transportable and
recyclable , complying with the necessary commitment to the principles of the
circular economy .
