"At sixty square meters, the ensemble reads as a precise intervention rather than a building in the conventional sense. Its scale encourages close observation. From a distance, the rounded cabins appear as burnished forms resting between the trees. Upon approach, the surfaces pick up scratches, seams, and the grain of recycled materials, giving the object a tactile presence that belongs to the site."
"Each Átomos sphere is designed by Rebelo de Andrade to carry a copper and orange finish that shifts through the day, moving from muted brown at dawn to a deeper metallic glow under afternoon sun. The exterior skin incorporates fragments of repurposed industrial glass set into the surface to render an abstracted world map. The pattern catches light in small flashes and makes the envelope feel thick and layered."
Átomos sits among the vineyards of Setúbal, Portugal as a compact cluster of three elevated copper-toned spheres. The installation occupies sixty square meters and reads as a precise intervention that encourages close observation. Rounded cabins read as burnished forms from a distance and reveal scratches, seams, and the grain of recycled materials up close. Exteriors shift from muted brown at dawn to a deeper metallic glow by afternoon and incorporate fragments of repurposed industrial glass that render an abstracted world map. Three connected volumes use short passages and curved walls to emphasize proximity, softened edges, and tactile interiors. Inside, each sphere holds a distinct atmosphere: the first serves as a shared room for gathering, and the second provides a quieter workspace for reading or sketching.
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