Beschrijving

The house stands in Tulum, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, in the heart of the jungle. There, the temperature varies little throughout the year and the humidity is high and constant. These two tropical conditions guided the project decisions. When construction was completed, the vegetation that had been removed for building grew back around the building, which today is enveloped by the forest. The idea organising the project is simple: the entire house is organised around a large central volume of three storeys. From there, three elements order the house — natural light, vegetation and water — and a fourth criterion runs through it from end to end: the privacy of each room. The house is organised on three levels around a large central volume of three storeys, twelve metres high.