How it started
That is how ELEMENTI was born, my final project in Interior Design with Vogue x Architectural Digest (Vogue College of Fashion · Universidad Nebrija): a small wellness pavilion overlooking the Grand Canyon in Arizona, made for pausing and reconnecting with nature through water, sand, wood and light.
The drop in the design
Every part of the design comes from a moment of the drop. Its soft shape became the building, with a glass oculus over a reflecting pool on the roof, right where the drop "lands". The ripples that open when it hits the water shaped the sunken circular lounge and the rings around the fountain. And the light bouncing off the water became the lighting: reflections moving across the travertine walls.
At the center, a ring of light lets a curtain of rain fall straight into the water. It is the falling drop, turned into something you experience every time you walk in. The light stays warm at any hour so the space always feels calm.
ONDAS
As part of the project I also designed ONDAS, a sculptural microcement piece whose curves recreate the ripples around a small pool of water. The same idea, carried into an object that invites you to stop and contemplate.
Materials and atmosphere
Stone, travertine, textured stucco, warm wood, copper accents and water. A mix of organic modern, desert modernism and wabi sabi, with a touch of sculptural minimalism.
What I learned
When an idea is clear, every decision gets easier. I didn't need to invent many concepts. I just had to stay true to one.
We live surrounded by noise, and I believe architecture can give us the opposite: a place to breathe, slow down and come back to ourselves.
My role
I created the concept, the architectural and interior design, the ONDAS piece and the 3D renders.
