Co-founder of Green School Brazil, Romeu Santana is an architect who has studied and worked in Brazil, Ireland and South Africa.  Romeu has created various designs for the buildings required for the Green School project that will be constructed over six phases.  All construction will be governed by the Green School slogan, “let the environment lead”.

On this page, we will feature some of the conceptual design ideas that Romeu is working with.  We will also add conceptual images.

The main buildings will be the;

Phase One  Existing or under construction
a)  Papaya House – Completed
b)  Macaco Cottage (Available for holiday rental)  – 50% Completed as at 20/09/2024
c)  Minas Kitchen –  75% Completed as at 20/09/2024
d) Free courses on various topics – Starts October 2024

Phase Two  For completion end of 2026
a)  Bamboo Bridge (not started – see concept below)
b)  The Greens (Cafe and Gallery) – not started)
c)  The Pods – a place to sleep (8 units – not started)

Phase Three  For completion end of 2026
a) The Green Heart – learning facility – (not started)
b) The Green House – Araucaria and other tree propagation centre (Not started)

Phase Four  For completion end of 2027
a)  The Chapel ‘Vista de Bella’ – a place of reflection (Site identified – not started)
b)  The Pods Phase 2 (8 more units a further 16 beds bringing it to 32 beds)

Phase Five  For completion end of 2028
a) ARC Animal rehabilitation centre – animal care (not started)
b) Adventure Sports Hub – a place to just do it! (not started)

Phase Six  For completion 2029
a) Green Village – Eco estate
(Eight townhouses for private ownership with rental pool)

The pictures below best represent some of the above but serve only to convey concepts not any existing construction or building/s unless clearly identified as such.

Romeu has also studied architecture for three years at the Izabela Hendrix Methodist University in Belo Horizonte, Brazil and studied urban design at Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
Romeu Santana is a graduate of the architectural faculty at UCT (University of Cape Town).
Romeu has also worked and studied in Dublin, Ireland where he has worked for two firm of leading Irish architects and online studies at Oxford Brookes in the UK.