Casa Coral: A Hidden Gem In The Tulum Jungle | Ep 27 OPEN PLAN | House Tour
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Casa Coral, designed by Recoveco Taller de Arquitectura, is located in the jungle of Tulum, Quintana Roo. Set on a 240 m² lot, the residence is divided into two volumes: one featuring a bedroom/studio and an upper-level terrace, and the other housing a living room, kitchen, terrace, pool, and two bedrooms with private bathrooms.
Inspired by the structure of coral, the house blends seamlessly with nature, connecting its spaces to the surrounding garden.
Architecture by: / recoveco.taller
More about the house: / casacoraltulum
Open Plan was created to showcase unique Mexican architecture projects.
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Casa Coral is a project mainly for vacationing.
What we wanted was for the groups that came to Tulum
to be able to enjoy a private and intimate space together.
I'm Daniela Tostado and I'm one of the associates of Recoveco Architecture Workshop.
Getting to the location, the main thing and the first thing you see is the celosia,
which is one of the main elements of the house.
Because Recoveco, the philosophy of Recoveco is to integrate the context with the interior.
So for us, the celosia was a great solution to have that permeability
between the exterior and the interior, with the lighting, with the ventilation.
And from this conceptualization of the celosia, the name Casa Coral was born.
The house is made up of the part of the studio, which is a block, let's say, which is private.
The idea is that in case two families came,
they could stay in one, which is the studio, which has an independent entrance,
and another part inside the general house.
When we open the door, we find the staircase and this area,
which is the main area for living.
That's why the kitchen is connected to the living room,
to the terrace and directly linked to the pool.
The intention of this big light is that there is no element
that could block the view between the interior and the exterior.
For the interior of the house, we seek to integrate local and regional producers
with the intention of maintaining the essence of the region.
Most of the furniture is made with woods from around here,
cedar, jashnik, salam.
And it was very important that both the furniture and the decorative elements
were quite neutral, so that it didn't break with the general design of the house.
My favorite space in the house is this common area.
I really like to cook, or to be here in the living room, or to enjoy the pool.