This M\u00e9rida house is named after the tree that pierces through its plan. The Ak\u00faun tree \u2013 alamo in Spanish, poplar in English \u2013 defies the heaviness of the building\u2019s concrete with its comparably delicate natural branches. It\u2019s symbolic of the whole concept of this house by Arkham Projects, which...
Casa Akúun by Arkham Projects balances the heaviness of concrete with the richness of nature in an expansive plot in Mexico
‘Anything that was there before us had to be respected and taken into consideration while designing. We believe nature is as important, if not more, than the actual architecture. Nature is the factor that ends up giving life to the projects,’ says Duarte Torre of Arkham Projects. ‘The interaction between the vegetation and the sun, the reflection of the shadows on the building and the comfort that this brings to the inhabitants is impossible to compare with anything. We believe that projects get better with time, when nature takes back what has been borrowed, and when the patina plays a role in the personality of the project,’ says Torre.
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