HotelsMag May 2022 | Page 68

DESIGN
original features from labor and delivery spaces , while the new tower contains 114 guest rooms and suites plus 100 private suites for purchase .
Over 12-plus years , the team developed a concept conceived as a source of pride for Brazilians by celebrating the country ’ s artistry and natural abundance .
Nouvel designed the timber-clad , 330-foot-high Mata Atlantica Tower as an extension of the Atlantic Forest parkland . Overlapping trellises and brise-soleils support 10,000 trees selected as part of a biodiversity program to repopulate indigenous flora and fauna .
Rosewood calls the project Brazil ’ s largest upcycling project . “ Throughout the construction , the message really was , ‘ feito por Brasileiros ’, or ‘ made in Brazil , by Brazilians ,’” says Edouard Grosmangin , managing director , Rosewood São Paulo . “ This gives the project value . Every single piece of wood or marble is from Brazil , along with the savoir faire of how to
Lobby concierge desk honor bar
Guest corridor
Grand Premier guest room