Gota Maitreya
Gota Maitreya
Located in Alto Paraiso, Brazil, Gota Maitreya sits on one of the world's largest concentrations of quartz, with crystal bedrock interwoven with rivers and hosting an abundance of stunning waterfalls.
The design brief prioritized bioenergetics and a design methodology based on nature’s principles in order to make the best use of the natural energies of Alto Paraiso for the well-being of its guests.
The client owned two adjacent sites, the first of which had existing accommodation and a meditation dome. She was looking to create a new and separate project on her second site.
Our site studies, however, resulted in proposing a “knocking down of walls” between the two sites in order to create a powerful central focal point and garden, with buildings now situated along its perimeter. Combining the sites also for allowed shared amenities and reduced waste.
Location: Alto Paraiso, Brazil
Service: Architecture & Environments
Project Lead: Daphne (Link to Bio URL)
Facilities:
Three guest cottages + reception building
Key features:
Prioritization of energetics
Use of locally sourced natural materials such as new and reclaimed adobe bricks, earthen plasters
Arrival and stargazing: The reception building offers visibility from most vantage points across two sites.
Intimate, human-scaled spaces
Muted natural materials & blending landscapes
Energetics
Gota Maitreya is a case study in the prioritization of energetics in a design brief.
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Site Planning and building placements based on analysis of earth energies and strong center points against design brief and functionality of program.
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Harmonisation of selected forms and the surrounding landscape.
Sustainability
Environmental and social responsibility weaved into the project’s initial design thinking in order to find design opportunities etc etc. Exploring scale and typography appropriate to place. etc etc.
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Sustainability into early design-thinking opportunities to minimise footprint and resources
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