The Olympic Game is part of a strategy to reposition Rio de Janeiro in the global context. It represents a moment of major urban transformations, with both positive and negative aspects, and therefore it needs a careful attention. As a local office that is engaged with the public dimension of architecture, we were interested in being part in these transformations. The design call for the Rio 2016 Olympic Golf Clubhouse had the scale of our possibilities and was a good opportunity to explore particular building qualities related to Rio, as a counterpoint to the generic solutions that most of the Olympic venues normally represent. It was important that the project could be recognized as a Brazilian design, that it could resemble our architectural culture. The outdoor nature of the golf, and to the lack of other references - the sport is back to the Olympic Games after a 100 years break, allowed the proposal to became both an argument and a test ground for the considerations above, with particular attention to the city's climate and lifestyle. It was also a possibility to reconnect to the Lucio Costa's master plan original vision for Barra da Tijuca neighborhood, where the project is located, that imagined a generous relation between landscape and architecture, slowly substituted by fenced condos and shopping malls. Under these circumstances, the relation to Brazilian modern tradition was a natural inspiration in terms of repertoire and spatial qualities, being easily recognizable in the design of the building.

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