Archinect - News2024-05-02T20:24:19-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150281176/perkins-will-unveils-designs-for-an-ecumenical-pavilion-in-brazil-s-minas-gerais-region
Perkins&Will unveils designs for an ecumenical pavilion in Brazil's Minas Gerais region Josh Niland2021-09-13T16:54:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2d/2d6a1846c3269812a5e965faa74c3a30.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A symbolic new communal space is coming to the Brazilian city of Varginha, Minas Gerais State thanks to a new design from <a href="https://archinect.com/perkinswill" target="_blank">Perkins&Will</a>.</p>
<p>The 85-year-old firm is responsible for a new pastoral pavilion that it says will become an ecumenical space within the country’s coffee capital.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ca/ca59e49c57b647b92d7e032066da84a2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ca/ca59e49c57b647b92d7e032066da84a2.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Perkins&Will</figcaption><p><br></p><p>Featuring a corten steel structure and organic design elements that <a href="https://perkinswill.com/project/bambu-atmosfera/" target="_blank">pay homage</a> to the region’s economic and material history, the open-ended triangular design creates a dramatic, bench-lined interior while alluding to the Catholic influence around Minas Gerais and represented in the state’s <a href="https://flagsplosion.com/2017/06/29/flag-of-minas-gerais/" target="_blank">official flag</a>.<br></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/2765e145e083d661b649f862ab5f4d5b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/27/2765e145e083d661b649f862ab5f4d5b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Perkins&Will</figcaption><p><br></p><p>“Symbolisms in materials and shapes were a simple, smart solution, where the main piece does the entire project work,” Design Principal <a href="https://perkinswill.com/person/douglas-tolaine/" target="_blank">Douglas Tolaine</a> said in a statement. <br></p></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a564277498a78299ec9f6a291a5812ca.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a5/a564277498a78299ec9f6a291a5812ca.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Perkins&Will</figcaption><p><br></p><p>The São Paulo office of Perkins&Will has completed numerous projects within the country that have designs informed by local plant life and traditions. This...</p></figure>