Architects:ARQBR Arquitetura e Urbanismo

Area :42141 ft²

Year :2022

Photographs :Joana França

Arquitetos Líderes : Eder Alencar, André Velloso e Luciana Saboia

Architecture : Eder Alencar, André Velloso, Luciana Saboia, Paulo Victor Borges, Margarida Massimo, Rodrigo Rezende, Pedro Santos, Julia Huff

Builder : Tecna Construtora

Metal Structure : Vista Engenharia

Concrete Structure : Breno Rodrigues

Installations : Alencar Costa

Lighting Technician : Beth Leite

Acoustics : Síntese Acústica Arquitetônica

Landscaping : Quinta Arquitetura, Design e Paisagismo

Environmental Comfort : Qualia-A Conforto Ambiental e Eficiência Energética

City : Brasilia

Country : Brazil

Natural light penetrates through the roof circular ring, transforming the internal space of the nave, which is disposed half level below the natural height of the plot. This allows the overflow of the landscape through a small opening aligned to the ground floor, at the same time that it preserves the intimacy of the internal space. Such a feature is only possible due to the elevation of the circular concrete volume, suspended by six pillars that belong to the structural foundation implanted in the topography. By revealing the presence of the horizon, the architecture becomes a constitutive element of the landscape, an opening to the poetic dimension of the world, connecting the material reality to its spectator’s gaze.

It is possible to state that the architectural concept synthesizes the three fundamental premises of Brasilia: the implantation of the architectural complex, delicately applied on the topography, and its opening to the horizon; the inseparability between the urban and its architecture, between public and private space and, as a consequence, between the community and the sacred; and thirdly, the consideration of the landscape as a structuring and fundamental element of the architectural configuration, recognized by Brasilia’s inclusion on UNESCO’s List of World Heritage Sites.