We would like to give a big thank to the Magazine “DesignBoom” for publishing our project “Zenote by DNA Barcelona Architects”

new concept of WORK-PLAY-LIVE and the opportunity to enjoy the unique experience of being embraced by the magnificent forests of the Mexican jungle. A great project inspired by the mystical, millennial and timeless Mexican cenotes of the Tulum area.

ZENOTE is conceived as an allegory to the natural treasure of Mexico, the cenote. These mystical wells, located deep in the Yucatan rainforests, are fed by underwater rivers and were sacred to the ancient Maya. Based on these mythical elements, we developed a project that emerges from the forest, a circular building crowned with vegetation that embraces a central open space full of vegetation that houses the common areas and a large central pool.

The façade emulates the colors of the geological cuts that appear in the cenotes, combining natural vegetation creating a concept of Biophilic Architecture that fusion a concept of Architecture + Nature=ARCHINATURE, one of the pillars for DNA BARCELONA.

ZENOTE is distributed on 4 floors in 21,942.45 m2 built area. On the first floor located the shopping area with bar-restaurant, beach club, swim-ups on the roof-tops and community pools. The residential with lock-off and 24h concierge service.  Residential of 129 apartments with integrated 2, 3, 4 rooms with large terrace view, vegetation and private jacuzzi.

The fact of creating a circular residence distributed in 8 buildings joined together in a circle with a central cenote that generates a complete sensation of being surrounded by nature, helping to create a special microclimate that reduces hot temperatures without the use of air conditioning systems and allowing to reproduce cross ventilation that will provide freshness in any season.

DNA presents its relevance in the concept of sustainability respecting the ecosystem and the biodiversity of the fauna, contributing to the use of natural materials specifically from the Yucatan region. Which minimize the impact of construction and waste generation. The concept of water harvesting is also respected and represents a recovery of river water.

DNA’s goal is to find the balance between mind-body-soul to provide a true escape from everyday life, leaving you to enjoy Mexican lifestyle.

We would like to give a big thank to the “THE CORE” Magazine for publishing our project “Life Tree by DNA Barcelona Architects”

The “Life Tree” in Tulum was born from the clients desire to generate a new experience. From a conceptual point of view, in DNA we always aim towards the fusion between art and technology and in this case, we sought the fusion between nature and architecture, which generates the word, as we call it in DNA, “Archi-Nature”. In this way, we take inspiration from the bird’s nests, and from them our design process in DNA begins.
This project was more about embracing nature and the jungle in Tulum, rather than the ocean, therefore an iconic project was generated from the desire to create a tree of life, with a center from which everything revolves around, and where ten nests structures appear. the experience is enhanced by wandering through the place through walkways, climbing from a walkway to the top of the trees and then you are in your own nest. In the end, today`s tourism has to be more oriented to nature and how to live those unique experiences, so that you return home nourished by exceptional experiences.