The roof structure is made of laminated wood (eucalyptus, an Australian species planted in Brazil to serve as a fast renewable material source), capable of crossing big spans (20 meters is the biggest here) with delicacy and warm aesthetics. The roof is covered in small wood tiles (pinus taeda – also a fast growing renewable material source), that easily adapt to the complexes surfaces of it. It also collects rainwater via the central steel column to be reused in gardening and flushing toilets.
All surfaces finishes, except for glass and pre-oxidized copper are natural: Grey tiles of stone from the site, bamboo meshes, local wood from management forests, earthy cement flooring and wood reused from old electricity posts. The use of all these natural materials, the transparency of the glass, the neutrality of the pre-oxidized copper relating to the prevailing green of the designed and natural landscape along with the organic composition of the house and rich diversity of textures and rhythms created a very desirable reality: The sensation of belonging to the site, in harmony with the exuberant Brazilian nature..
