a Site Museum

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION - 500m2
2ND PRIZE

The site at Tulum, Mexico, is contained between the sea and a dense jungle. Within this intermediate space, a masonry wall clearly defines the boundaries between that which is open and confined. Ruins of great opacity and mysterious depth direct circulation around the site, creating invitations from one enclosure to another. Harsh light is absorbed by the porous limestone and through the emptiness of mass, together forming relationships between entrances in shadow. Essentially, the enclosure transmits a feeling of compressed stillness and expansive movement.

The museum attempts to create a harmonious relationship with the existing masses. A subtle and non-imposing gesture reveals itself as two horizontal planes, generating spaces of intimacy and identity. A building is perceived on the site, but is only experienced once we penetrate the form.

a Site Museum by Ines Martins de Brito in Mexico won the WA Award Cycle 6. Please find below the WA Award poster for this project.