TULUM ARCHEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Tulum Archeological Museum
Competition Entry
With Michaella Cardona and Lihui Ke
2006
Addressing the superimposition of Mayan temples, the contemporary archaeological museum extends from the fragmented Mayan wall becoming an open structure where different programmatic moments extend. The structural wall carries the program which is the exhibition space itself. Reconstructing the fragmented pieces of the original Mayan wall and superimposing them over the programmatic requirements, the concept of wall becomes analogous to structure and differentiation, as an interface between past and present allowing a dialogue between mythology and contemporary Mayan culture and form. The project seeks to respect the existing structures and native plants of the area and promote local artisan participation.