Loft Árvore da Vida (Three of Life) was the environment proposed for the exhibit CASACOR São Paulo 2019.
The starting point for the project for this space was the film “The Tree of Life,” by director Terrence Malick, starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn. In a philosophical way, the film shows us how our adult life traumas are linked to our upbringing. “I believe that the house, being one of our layers, like our skin and clothes, can contain proportions and materials that help to heal these traumas,” says Marcelo.
The most striking point of the project is the entrance hall, which houses a sculpture created by Alexandre Mattos, in partnership with Ateliê Residual, especially for the show. In addition to the connection with the film, the environment is also inspired by the sacred symbology of the tree, referring to fertility and eternal life.
With an area of about 107m², the space combines an entrance hall, living room with kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom, composing a complete house. All areas are integrated and the accent color yellow was chosen to maintain the visual unity. The color alludes to the sun, which provides the fundamental light for the growth of the Tree of Life.
The finishes present in the entrance hall and on the walls behind the living room and kitchen were custom-made by the company Santa Luzia, using recycled raw material from leftovers from the car industry and refrigeration equipment.
In terms of furniture, the mix of signature pieces, such as the Air bed, by Estúdio Fresa, the Womb armchair, by Eero Saarinen, and the Cesca chair, by Marcel Breuer, together with furniture found in antique shops, alludes to the renovation cycle of the life, in which the old gives way to the new.
The use of the golden ratio in the furniture design, which is one of our firm’s signatures, appears in the shape of the doors and niches of the kitchen furniture. The walls are donned with works by Shirley Paes Leme, Elida Tessler, Gal Oppido, among others.
