7 architect Roberto Burle Marx-who is known for his celebrated pavement designs of the Copacabana Beach promenade- Casas "loved the [piece], and from it, I selected the colors we used in all the environments," he points out. The ground floor is also home to Emiliano restaurant, where an expansive vertical green wall wraps a seating alcove, replicating the local Atlantic Forest. For more natural 250 May 2018 hospitalitydesign.com touches, the bar counter is a tree trunk cut in half that sits "free from the wall and is supported by an iron structure embedded in the masonry," he says, while a light molding speaks to the shape of the mountains inland from the beach and informed by Marx. In other spaces, the living room is reserved for quiet moments or small meetings. "It is the only area that has 7. LEDs emit a soft light from the wooden curved square plates that envelop the walls of the intimate living room.http://www.hospitalitydesign.com