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Farfalla
São Francisco de Paula, RS, Brazil
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Farfalla
São Francisco de Paula, RS, Brazil
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2022
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
Farfalla is a spiritual and landscape installation located within Mátria Parque de Flores in São Francisco de Paula, Brazil—the largest botanical park in Latin America. Designed as a universal space for contemplation, it invites visitors to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the essence of nature. Although not tied to any religion, it embodies a quiet spirituality rooted in emotion and the landscape itself.
The project unfolds as a large earth drawing in the shape of a butterfly (farfalla), symbolizing transformation and ephemeral beauty. Architecture and vegetation merge into a single, living form, framed by a circular timber structure that gently defines the threshold between the forest and the open field. The rhythm of vertical slats filters sunlight and shadow throughout the day, turning the interior into a meditative chamber that encourages stillness and awareness. Seen from above, the full butterfly form reveals itself—a subtle gesture of harmony between land and sky.
Constructed entirely with local, low-impact materials, Farfalla privileges ecological sensitivity and symbolic resonance over monumentality. Beyond its environmental commitment, the project also embodies a social dimension: located in an industrial city, it relied on a workforce drawn entirely from the local community. Most builders had no previous experience in construction and were trained on-site to execute the works across the park. Many have since become permanent employees and gardeners at Mátria, continuing to nurture the landscape they helped create.
What began as a deeply personal intuition became a collective act of making. Its origin gives meaning to its form: during her first visit to the land, the park’s founder experienced a quiet moment of revelation when a white butterfly landed on her shoulder—a sign that affirmed the creation of Mátria. Farfalla now marks that exact spot, eternalizing the encounter between human intuition and nature’s affirmation.
The project unfolds as a large earth drawing in the shape of a butterfly (farfalla), symbolizing transformation and ephemeral beauty. Architecture and vegetation merge into a single, living form, framed by a circular timber structure that gently defines the threshold between the forest and the open field. The rhythm of vertical slats filters sunlight and shadow throughout the day, turning the interior into a meditative chamber that encourages stillness and awareness. Seen from above, the full butterfly form reveals itself—a subtle gesture of harmony between land and sky.
Constructed entirely with local, low-impact materials, Farfalla privileges ecological sensitivity and symbolic resonance over monumentality. Beyond its environmental commitment, the project also embodies a social dimension: located in an industrial city, it relied on a workforce drawn entirely from the local community. Most builders had no previous experience in construction and were trained on-site to execute the works across the park. Many have since become permanent employees and gardeners at Mátria, continuing to nurture the landscape they helped create.
What began as a deeply personal intuition became a collective act of making. Its origin gives meaning to its form: during her first visit to the land, the park’s founder experienced a quiet moment of revelation when a white butterfly landed on her shoulder—a sign that affirmed the creation of Mátria. Farfalla now marks that exact spot, eternalizing the encounter between human intuition and nature’s affirmation.
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