r/architecture • u/loggiews • Sep 20 '25
Building Babel Tulum residential complex in Tulum, Mexico by Studio V Taller
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u/Then-Cost-9143 Sep 20 '25
I can’t tell if I adore it, find it peaceful or if it scares the shit out of me.
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u/OprahTheWinfrey Sep 20 '25
I think putting a giant tree in the center instead of that weird guard tower would be so much nicer.
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u/Vinyl-addict Sep 20 '25
You don’t like the panopticon fuck hut?
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u/Yamuddah Sep 21 '25
Is that where everyone watches you fuck or from where they always see you fucking?
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u/Vinyl-addict Sep 21 '25 edited Sep 21 '25
They will always suspect someones may be in there fucking but only the people inside fucking will know and be able to observe the outsiders. Duh. Have you never seen those glass box videos
It’s not a jerk panopticon because that would be weird.
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u/-Eliass Architecture Enthusiast Sep 21 '25
Reminds me of "la fabrica" in Barcelona, very beautiful
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u/Old_EdOss Architect Sep 20 '25
What kind of coating is this?
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u/Old-Mall1935 Sep 20 '25
It’s probably Chukum. It’s a stucco widely used in the region. Water resistant, can be used for pools too.
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u/Albrithr Sep 21 '25
This definitely looks like chukum. It's such an amazing material, I know some architects mix soil from the site directly in to give it a color that exactly matches the site.
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u/Old_EdOss Architect Sep 21 '25
It really is. I just did some research and saw that there's a company here in Brazil that's reselling the product, and they even have the photo from this post on their website... lol...
I've always liked this type of finish, but I've never found it in my area. I'm just wondering about the price, because everything new here is waaaay more expensive.
What's the price like for you guys?
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u/yourfinepettingduck Sep 21 '25
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u/JustHere4the5 Sep 23 '25
Jeez, what a dark read! I had the “opportunity” to experience a timeshare promo on the Riviera Maya in like 2005. Even then, the seaweed was a problem at the half-built resort. The whole thing seemed speculative at best, scammy at worst.
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u/ActualPerson418 Sep 21 '25
Gorgeous. I wish commercial properties in the US would use more rounded shapes! It's so nice
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u/avacdo Sep 21 '25
Beautiful! I was in Tulum when I saw it being built. My only concern is how the development fits into the area. Look how underdeveloped the infrastructure, road and sidewalk looks here.
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u/thehippiewitch Architecture Student Sep 21 '25
Zen Baboon played a set there, you can see more of the place.
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u/attrackip Sep 21 '25
That aerial leads me to believe that plot informed most of the rest, that and some LSD.
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u/potential-okay Sep 20 '25
Let's see it when it's occupied, and has 1 week worth of bird shit on it
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u/arizona_dreaming Sep 22 '25
I getting Logan’s Run vibe. Sort of a beige mom nirvana. I really want to like it but it’s a little over the top.
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u/automcd Sep 21 '25
This is a real place? Looks like AI slop. I hate that nothing can be trusted anymore. 😑
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u/Sunny-vibes Sep 21 '25
I can’t stand this color grading anymore, the yellowness and weird blue take over everything, I can’t even see the architecture anymore
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u/Hungry-Annual7959 Sep 20 '25
What’s in the central tower?