Design Chantli Kuaulakoyokan, the transparent house built on a tree
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Chantli Kuaulakoyokan, the transparent house built on a tree

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Giulia Guido
Chantli Kuaulakoyokan | Collater.al

Forget about the classic tree house made of wood. Architect Gerardo Brossin has revolutionized entirely the classic idea of the shelter built between branches and leaves. Chantli Kuaulakoyokan, or treetop house in Nahuatl, the indigenous Mexican language, is a transparent house built entirely of glass.

Instead of the classic ladder, to reach the house you Broissin you can use a comfortable glass ladder.  Once inside the look is free, between it and the surrounding nature there is no obstacle.

Gerardo Broissin created Chantli Kuaulakoyokan for the Mexico City Design Week.  This project carries a double message. First of all, the replacement of warm wood with cold windows symbolizes the transition from childhood to adulthood. Secondly, Gerardo was also inspired by Diego Luna’s play Privacidad, which criticizes the privacy that social networks and the Internet promise. In fact, the first thing we think about when we look at the house is privacy, which is absent in a house like this.

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Written by Giulia Guido

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