errre taller's Mirrored Sfumato Pavilion Cloaks ITESO's Cubo MEM in Guadalajara
The Mexican firm errre taller has introduced Sfumato, a temporary reflective pavilion that reinterprets the Cubo MEM sculpture at the ITESO architecture complex in Guadalajara, Mexico. This design claimed the top spot in the Pabellón MEM competition and investigates how a building can appear nearly invisible while still being physically there. The cube, measuring 6.40 × 6.40 meters, is enveloped in 3 mm mirror-finish acrylic panels, using standard 1.22 × 2.44-meter sheets and 76 cm pieces for efficiency and a smooth finish. It features a hidden entrance on its west side to keep its solid look intact. Inside, it offers an open-air area for sky gazing, with changing light creating lively shadow effects. The design team includes Humberto Espinoza, Jessica Corona, and Fernando Hernández.
Key facts
- Sfumato is a temporary reflective pavilion by Mexican practice errre taller at the ITESO architecture complex in Guadalajara, Mexico
- The project reinterprets the Cubo MEM and won the inaugural Pabellón MEM competition
- The 6.40 × 6.40-meter cube is clad in 3 mm mirror-finish acrylic panels
- Standard 1.22 × 2.44-meter sheets are combined with 76 cm cut sections to maximize material efficiency
- Panels are fixed with double-sided tape and silicone to a light-gauge metal stud-and-track system over an interior wooden sub-structure anchored to the original PTR steel frame
- A single access portal is placed on the less prominent west face
- The interior functions as an open-air chamber for skyward observation, with shifting solar angles tracking time through shadow patterns
- The design team includes Humberto Espinoza, Jessica Corona and Fernando Hernández
Entities
Artists
- Humberto Espinoza
- Jessica Corona
- Fernando Hernández
- Christina Vergopoulou
Institutions
- errre taller
- ITESO
- Cubo MEM
- Pabellón MEM
- designboom
Locations
- Guadalajara
- Mexico