Casa Jalapita is a touristic place in the coast of Tabasco that can be used for cultural events, gastronomy and astronomy, recreative events, yoga, meditation, team building, wellness and mindfulness. It is one of the destinations to visit on the new eco-tourism map that is being developed for the coastal area between Paraíso and Frontera.

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Architects: DAFdf arquitectura Y urbanismo

Location: Jalapita, Tab., Mexico

Architects In Charge: Paul van der Voort, Gabriela Bojalil

Area: 305.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Marina Pineda

Colaborator: Cristian García Ramírez

Client: COCOLIEF

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From the architect. Casa Jalapita is a touristic place in the coast of Tabasco that can be used for cultural events, gastronomy and astronomy, recreative events, yoga, meditation, team building, wellness and mindfulness. It is one of the destinations to visit on the new eco-tourism map that is being developed for the coastal area between Paraíso and Frontera.

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General Plan

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Recognition and Alienation 
A renovation of the ruined house is the main project, bringing it to its original state or at least as we imagine it, using materials, details and original constructions from this place. However, the design introduces elements that contrast with the regional. There are elements ...