Flagship Dolce Gusto Neo by Estudio Guto Requena

The mini-documentary about the Flagship Dolce Gusto Neo marks the closing of a cycle of innovation and sustainability, in an architecture produced with the aid of 3D printing on biodegradable materials.

This project by Estudio Guto Requena presents alternatives to the use of concrete for more sustainable and decarbonized constructions. The coffee flower inspired the Flagship’s architecture, and at the end of its 1-year use cycle, it was dismantled. Its wood structure was recycled, and its dome composed of biomaterials was crushed and used as agricultural fertilizer.

This project is an example of cycles designed for regeneration, inspired by the ancestral consciousness and the use of digital technologies of our times. This project is an invitation to reflect on possible futures that we need to design in the face of the current climate emergency. The project is also a reflection on the urgent alternatives that civil construction needs to offer so that we no longer use non-renewable and highly polluting materials such as concrete and steel.

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Creative Direction: Guto Requena and Rodolfo Torres
Director of Operations: Ludovica Leone
Project Coordination: Camila Gonçalves
Communication Coordination: Thalissa Bechelli and Crislayne Marques
Architecture: Henrique Stabile, Rodolfo Torres, Mateus Fraga and Priscila Almeida
Year: 2023
Photography: Leonardo Finotti
Video: Pedro Bayeux

Produced by: Nestlé
Builder: 4Constru
Manager: CTE
Lighting Design: Focus Light & Design
Landscape Design: Juliana Freitas Paisagismo
Installation Design: RGK
Automation Design: Bettoni Automation and Security
Accessibility Consulting: Elisa Prado
Firefighter Consulting: Engepoint
Sustainability Consulting: CTE Sustainability
Sustainability Consulting in Concept Stage: MateriaLAB
Visual Communication: BFerraz