Arched openings create a way of fluidity inside a vacation residence by Mexican studio CO-LAB Design Workplace, which was designed to encourage occupants to really feel linked to the plush environment.
Villa Petricor sits on a slender, angled website with tropical vegetation within the seaside city of Tulum. The 300-square-metre home is oriented to make the most of prevailing winds.
Named after the “earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil”, the dwelling is supposed to evoke emotions of renewal and stillness.
“Villa Petricor connects us to the pure world by offering areas that encourage us to decelerate and marvel in the fantastic thing about the current second,” mentioned native studio CO-LAB Design Workplace.
The concrete home was constructed round a number of clusters of timber, and home windows have been fastidiously positioned to offer “inexperienced views”. The glazing additionally ushers in daylight and allows shadows to bounce throughout the partitions.
“Projected shadows solid by the encompassing vegetation prolong the presence of nature in all of the rooms of the home,” the workforce mentioned.
On the doorway facade, the workforce created a particular brise-soleil made from concrete blocks. The display provides glimpses of inside whereas offering privateness.
A walkway to the entrance door is topped with a cover punctured with round holes, permitting timber to develop upward.
The inside options many arched openings and niches, which create a way of fluidity between rooms, and between the inside and exterior.
The bottom stage holds two bedrooms, together with an open house for lounging, cooking and eating. Massive pivot doorways open onto a terrace and a small swimming pool.
Upstairs, there’s a split-level major suite with a sleeping space, rest room, lounge and terrace. A vaulted ceiling continues the language of arches discovered all through the dwelling.
“Constructed-in furnishings such because the platform mattress and benches merges with the partitions, flooring and vaulted ceiling, making a steady, seamless house,” the studio mentioned.
Customized finishes within the residence have been fastidiously thought of and contribute to the serene environment and “sculpted monolithic inside”.
Pivoting home windows have been fabricated from rolled, stainless-steel tube frames with recessed frames.
Partitions are made from polished cement, and flooring are coated with terrazzo. Each supplies have been colored with a mineral pigment that was blended on-site.
4 skylights carry daylight deep throughout the residence and intensify the surfaces.
“The washed mild on the partitions and flooring enhances the feel of the polished cement interiors, revealing the peerlessly imperfect handwork of native artisans,” the studio mentioned.
Rooms are fitted with bespoke furnishings and lights designed by CO-LAB Design Workplace.
Santo Tomás marble, which is quarried in Mexico, was used for kitchen counter tops and loo components. The identical marble was used for a eating desk designed by the architects and largely constructed on-site.
Based in 2010, CO-LAB has accomplished plenty of tasks in Tulum. Others embrace a yoga pavilion made from bamboo and vacation residence with massive openings and a yard wall made from rustic, excavated stone.
The pictures is by César Béjar.
Venture credit:
Structure, interiors and panorama: CO-LAB Design Workplace
Design workforce: Joshua Beck, Joana Gomes, Alberto Avilés, Adolfo Arriaga, Lucia Altieri, Alejandro Nieto, Elzbieta Gracia, Gerardo Dominguez
Development: CO-LAB Design Workplace
