Xaman Tulum in Quintana Roo, Mexico by Estudio Atemporal

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Xaman Tulum in Quintana Roo, Mexico by Estudio Atemporal

February 21st, 2019 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Estudio Atemporal

Located in the jungle of Tulum, this space, like its sister house in Mexico City, makes a different statement than the other places around, it hides its entrance, just to bring it to the attention of those who are really looking for a different experience, keeping the line of the speakeasy.

In this space a succession of concrete volumes emerge from the ground to contrast with the vegetation creating a series of pavilions with a heavy material feel that at the same time can be felt light by its structure.

Image Courtesy © Luis Gallardo LGM Studio

Architects: Estudio Atemporal
Project: Xaman Tulum
Location: Carretera Tulum – boca paila km 7.7, Tulum, Quintana Roo, México
Photography: Luis Gallardo LGM Studio
Area: 783 m2
Year: 2017

Image Courtesy © Luis Gallardo LGM Studio

The project divides its program according to the modules that make up the set: two independent pavilions that function as covered areas for diners, a bathroom area hidden behind what could be a pyramid and a bar that becomes the heart of the place leaving the kitchen and other services on the back.

Through basic constructive elements: columns, slabs, straight walls, curved walls and differences in heights of these, it is possible to create a different experience in each of the pavilions, always having a contact with the materiality in its purest expression and leaving very clear the function: to protect from the sun and tropical rain.

This space generates a very particular and not so obvious experience, making it feel like the discovery of a site of ruins within the jungle, which makes us question its temporality, as if it had always been there.

Image Courtesy © Luis Gallardo LGM Studio

Image Courtesy © Estudio Atemporal

: Image Courtesy © Luis Gallardo LGM Studio

: Image Courtesy © Luis Gallardo LGM Studio

: Image Courtesy © Luis Gallardo LGM Studio

: Image Courtesy © Luis Gallardo LGM Studio

: Image Courtesy © Estudio Atemporal

: Image Courtesy © Estudio Atemporal

: Image Courtesy © Estudio Atemporal

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Tags: Mexico, Quintana Roo

Categories: Bar, Pavilion

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