Post by Architectural Digest Middle East

The Mexican architect Eduardo Valdes Flores and Alexander Landsberg, his partner at design lab Terreo Studio have imagined a modern day ‘ruin’ in Tulum, whose external façade, a series of staggered arches, soars high above the lush jungle that surrounds it.   Visible beyond the arched volumes, the local white stone exterior, which is packed with fossilised shells, became the inspiration for the project’s name ‘Fosil’ (the Spanish spelling of Fossil). “Eduardo and I got the inspiration on a trip to Morocco, in the Atlas Mountains, where we found many ammonite relics,” recalls Landsberg. “Here in Tulum, if you dig down under the earth, you will find this stone with many fossilised shells, so there’s a connection.”   Behind the walls lies this this rough-luxe penthouse with soaring industrial-style windows and an inviting pool. Belonging to a LA-based musician with a young family, the holiday home is split across three floors and has a modern-rustic aesthetic, taking cues from Mexican design traditions.