Page 56 - Designing Ways 286
P. 56
HELLO
SUMMER
Orchid Pavilion for
Casa Wabi
Puerto Escondido, Mexico
he Orchid Pavilion, designed
for Casa Wabi, is located on the
Toutskirts of Puerto Escondido,
between the sea and the mountains.
It is a wooden structure - permanent,
sustainable, and lightweight - dedicated to
the conservation of orchids in the Oaxaca
region, celebrating the strong interplay
between the biological and cultural
diversity of the landscape.
As the firm approached the design
of the Orchid Pavilion, their research
pointed toward creating optimal
conditions for orchids to thrive: a humid,
partially shaded, and well-ventilated
environment. This led to the development
56 Issue 286 • dw
