Armed with the belief that they are masters of the universe, created in the image of God, humans explored their world destroying natural habitats in their wake. Particularly in Brazil, where this project is located. 
 The site is an illustration of the fraught interaction of humans with nature. A delicate and beautiful mansion adjoins a lush forest. On the surface, it looks harmonious. Closer inspection reveals a darker reality: a history of pain and oppression of indigenous animal species.  How can we safeguard the disappearing species? Knowing that their survival is essential to our existence. How can we build structures that allow them to live and prosper? 
 Refuting the existing structure, tearing it apart to form two pavilions adjacent to a mansion, seems the apt response to man’s own act of vandalism. The pavilions act as an extension of the human habitat where all species can interact harmoniously. 

 But nature is fickle and the design has to take into account the possibility of the monkeys and the bees rejecting their new dwellings. The structure can then be wholly adapted for humans, while still serving as testament and symbol of the destruction of other life forms by fallible beings.