Architecture, Sustainability
Amazon Day: 6 CASACOR projects that pay homage to the biome
On this date that encourages reflection on the preservation of the Amazon, see how projects from the exhibition have already drawn attention to the importance of the biome
By Maria Fernanda Barros
Updated at Sep 5, 2024, 7:51 AM - Submitted at Sep 5, 2024, 7:51 AM
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Monica Costa Landscaping - Xingu View. CASACOR São Paulo 2024 Project. (MCA Estúdio/)
September 5th is Amazon Day , a date that highlights the importance of the world's largest biome . The forest, covering 6,700,000 km², is home to an estimated 40,000 plant species and 30 million animal species. The Amazon region is also home to the largest number of traditional communities in the entire Brazilian territory: according to the IBGE, there are 440,000 indigenous people and 420,000 quilombolas, as well as communities of riverside dwellers, fishermen, family farmers, piassava growers, and peconheiros. The exuberance of this biome and the urgency to increase efforts to preserve it motivated architects and landscapers from CASACOR to develop spaces that pay homage to the Amazon and present sustainable solutions for architecture and interior design . On this Amazon Day, remember some of these projects :
Landscaper Mônica Costa created a tribute to the Xingu River at CASACOR São Paulo 2024 : the 265 m² garden represents the biodiversity of the Amazon biome, one of the territories through which the river runs.
With this project, Mônica opened space for debate on the conscious use of natural resources . “It induces a disconnection from the urban environment. That’s where the desire to occupy it with plants and charred wood came from, used in the partitions and planters,” she reveals. On the side, the arrangement of the slats suggests a bar code – an allusion to legal trade. The cumaru deck and the bench carved from a fallen tree trunk exemplify sustainable ways of using the raw material. 
In this 37 m² bathroom presented at CASACOR São Paulo 2024 , interior designer Adriana Farias created a space that feels like being in the Amazon . The word Hutukara , which comes from the Yanomami culture that inhabits the far north of the Amazon Rainforest, was the name chosen for the space. In Yanomami, Hutukara means mother earth and mother nature, concepts that guided the design of the project.
The curved ceiling in shades of brown, green and blue symbolizes the treetops , the walls in the pattern of jatobá wood refer to the trunks and the quartzite of the sink reproduces the colors of the Victoria Regia, a species that grows and blooms in the waters of the Rio Negro, in the Amazon. Hydraulic tiles with indigenous graphics form a large panel that expresses thoughts, experiences and life experiences. 
The story that guides the design of this CASACOR Peru 2024 loft is that of the Kukama culture , an indigenous group that inhabits the Amazon in the upper Solimões River. To design the space, the architect delved into the story of Yura, a character focused on reclaiming her ancestry, traditions and connection with nature.
1. Xingu View, by Monica Costa
Landscaper Mônica Costa created a tribute to the Xingu River at CASACOR São Paulo 2024 : the 265 m² garden represents the biodiversity of the Amazon biome, one of the territories through which the river runs.
With this project, Mônica opened space for debate on the conscious use of natural resources . “It induces a disconnection from the urban environment. That’s where the desire to occupy it with plants and charred wood came from, used in the partitions and planters,” she reveals. On the side, the arrangement of the slats suggests a bar code – an allusion to legal trade. The cumaru deck and the bench carved from a fallen tree trunk exemplify sustainable ways of using the raw material. 2. Hutukara, by Adriana Farias
In this 37 m² bathroom presented at CASACOR São Paulo 2024 , interior designer Adriana Farias created a space that feels like being in the Amazon . The word Hutukara , which comes from the Yanomami culture that inhabits the far north of the Amazon Rainforest, was the name chosen for the space. In Yanomami, Hutukara means mother earth and mother nature, concepts that guided the design of the project.
The curved ceiling in shades of brown, green and blue symbolizes the treetops , the walls in the pattern of jatobá wood refer to the trunks and the quartzite of the sink reproduces the colors of the Victoria Regia, a species that grows and blooms in the waters of the Rio Negro, in the Amazon. Hydraulic tiles with indigenous graphics form a large panel that expresses thoughts, experiences and life experiences. 3. Storyteller's Loft, by Claudia Weis Coelho
The story that guides the design of this CASACOR Peru 2024 loft is that of the Kukama culture , an indigenous group that inhabits the Amazon in the upper Solimões River. To design the space, the architect delved into the story of Yura, a character focused on reclaiming her ancestry, traditions and connection with nature.
(Marcel Suurmond / CASACOR)
(Josefina Ferrand / CASACOR)
4. See-The-Green, by Fabrício Pereira
Fabrício Pereira's space for CASACOR Ceará 2022 rescued the appearance of the Amazon to design a garden inspired by the biome. The environment reproduces the sinuous curves of the Amazon rivers , surrounded by lush and dense vegetation on all sides.
Another reference used by Fabrício was the famous Ver-O-Peso market , the main warehouse located in Belém do Pará, the architect's hometown. (Esdras Guimarães / CASACOR)
5. El Nido, by Anita Fernandez
The suspended bird nests found in the Amazon were the inspiration for this space created by designer Anita Fernandez for CASACOR Bolivia 2021. At the time of the exhibition, Anita emphasized that she sought to encourage the selection of natural and noble materials when creating architectural projects.
The result was an organic space filled with natural materials, such as earth, ubim, straw and even dyes brought from areas such as Amboró and Chiquitânia. “It’s a refuge with design, an environmentally friendly concept,” said the designer. 
6. Sustainable Facade, by Catharina Macedo, Juliana Garrocho, Sheila Beatriz and Roberto Lecomte
Four architects at CASACOR Brasília 2016 created a structure with planted pieces from the Amazon for the façade of one of the first editions of the show, along with native trees and industrial and natural wood. Shorter timber production waste forms the shutter that protects the façade from sunlight and rain. The architects highlight the power of the glued laminated timber construction technology, endorsed by WWF-Brazil.
