EL CHAPARREL, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Currently under construction, this stone and glass building combines traditional mayan techniques with a minimalistic contemporary direction to the design.
Located deep in the jungle of Quintana Roo , the surrounding forest becomes the Architecture and the building itself becomes a platform to view and appreciate this surrounding jungle. A large open courtyard is at the centre of the layout of the design. The second floor supports both the Ensuite bedrooms as well as opening out onto the roof terrace, with a large seating area, jacussi and sauna. The rest of this roofed area is densely planted.
The building runs entirely off the grid with solar panels positioned on the roof of the second floor. Any waste and used water is returned through a filtration plantation system in the near by ground. No chemicals will be used for this process.
A second 50 sq.m guest house sits 15 metres from the main house with its own facilities created in the same mayan style as the main house.
Minimal trees will be moved in this construction process and any that are, will be either relocated or replaced as the trees and plants are at the heart of this design and remain the central focus throughout construction.
