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By Michell Lewis and Yasha Lewis

Arquitects

THE HEART OF BEAUTY

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At the depths of time and the dust stirred by the passage of years, like an old voice resonating from another life, lies a building—or something that resembles a building. A threshold, perhaps. A place of passage where time folds upon itself, and space curls up like the echo of a whisper lost among the pillars. It is not just any building. It is, rather, a song tied between the things that were and the things that are merely a mirage. Theater, cinema, teaching—words that intertwine, like braided threads, within the same silence. Because upon crossing that door, one feels the hours peeling away, the weight of time shedding like a dry crust. One steps inside and, unknowingly, sinks into a world where what is seen and what is hidden play at gazing into the same reflection.

This building does not rest on ordinary foundations; its roots run deeper, more ancient. They are roots of sacred numbers, of geometries that whisper what others, centuries ago, already knew. The footsteps echoing here seem to revive an old walk, as if every corner held the shadow of someone who once saw what lies beneath the skin of the world. Every tapestry, every shadow is a fragment, a piece of something greater, woven into a dance that only those who dare to listen in silence can understand. In this place, time and space embrace, intertwining like two hands that have always known each other. This is not a place to be merely traversed; every step is heavy, as if carrying the echo of those who came before, leaving behind an invisible trail. It is a space that calls for stillness, for gazing with eyes that do not just see but dig, like one searching for water in a dry well.

Here, the curtains, the columns, are not just parts of a building; they are guardians, they are doors that, if one knows how to listen, murmur secrets that have never ceased to be.

And when one steps into the theater, they do not enter just any hall. No. Here, the theater is like an ancient altar, a space that feels sacred, where stories are not mere tales. They are rituals, silent prayers, an attempt to grasp something that slips through our fingers. Here, cinema does not merely project images; it opens windows, like eyes peering into the souls of those who watch. Here, teaching is not just passing knowledge from one to another; it is opening a door, extending a thread between those who came before and those yet to be.

This place is a kind of stage, but not for spectators to sit and watch. No. Here, everyone who enters becomes a pilgrim, a traveler in search of something they cannot quite name. In these walls woven with threads, in these shadows, architecture is not merely fabric or wood. It is something more—it is like a sigh left floating, something that reminds us that the eternal lives hidden within what lasts but an instant. Every corner is a fragment of a story that is not told but sensed. Like when the wind passes gently over a field, and there is no one to hear it, but one knows that in that subtle movement, something lives.

That is how this place feels. A place not meant just to be seen. Here, one comes to feel, to let the eyes be insufficient and the soul take over understanding. And here, every number carries weight, every space measures a time that does not pass. Fifty-two, the cycle of the New Fire. Five seats per row, like the fifth sun illuminating our era. Thirteen rows climbing like the levels of the sky. The four corners holding, like the seasons, the elements. And twenty curtains, like twenty steps in a ritual dance that follows the rhythm of time, which never ceases to move, even if one cannot see it.

This is not a place for pausing. It is a place where every step seems to remind one that time is a circle, that every glance we cast upon the world is merely a reflection of something deeper. Here, one does not sit to watch; one becomes part of the air, part of the shadows, and every step is an echo that reminds us that the world is larger, older, and that the eternal has never ceased to be.

This is a place where one enters and ceases to be. Here, there are no spectators. There are pilgrims.

STUDIES IN MEXICAN TOWNS

Photographs:

Marina Yampolsky, Hugo Brehme

Pueblo Mexicano 1

GENESIS

The connection between poetry and space to give birth to an architectural body anchored to its surroundings.

 

Villages of Mexico

 

And above all, to look with innocence. As if poverty did not exist, as if the forgotten villages did not scream in silence—which, for many, is true.
Like a mural of vivid colors in a remote village, worn down and slowly erased by the indifference of the rain.
It covers the memory of their faces with masks of empty promises while scaring those who once dreamed of being something else.
And thirst, memory is of thirst. Thirst for justice, thirst for opportunities. I, below, at the bottom of the well of a forgotten village, drank the bitter water of abandonment—I remember.
Like one who wishes to know nothing. Nothing. Mouth shut. Eyelids avoiding sight. We forget. But inside, the wind—that wind of hope trapped in oblivion—keeps blowing. Everything is closed, but the wind remains within.
Silence is real, and that is why I speak. I speak because someone trembles in the hills of misery. Even if I say sun and moon and stars, they are but distant lights barely reaching the lost villages.

And what did they wish for?
They wished for a perfect silence, a silence that was not empty but full of peace and dignity.

That is why I write. The delight of losing oneself in the image of a different Mexico, one where memory is not erased. I rose from my own corpse and set out in search of who we are: pilgrims of our identity, seeking the truth in a country wounded by the winds of inequality.

And my endless fall, our endless fall—because when we look at who awaits us, we see nothing but ourselves.

And who are we if we do nothing?

 

Yasha Lewi

CONCEPT

Architectural Birth

ATMOSPHERE - LIGHT - MATTER - SOUL

Mexican Indian Costumes, Donald and Dorothy Cordy

Architecture as a Living Being

 

Understanding spatiality not merely as a physical dimension but as a feeling, a state of mind, an atmosphere that envelops and defines the experience of being, leads us to conceive architecture not as structure, but as sensorium. A sensory architecture that transcends conventional boundaries to invite coexistence, foster cultural harmony, and nurture both physical and mental well-being.

In this vision, architecture becomes a mediator between humans and nature, a perpetual dialogue between interior and exterior. This kind of architecture is concerned with orchestrating the pleasures that emerge from the arts, from people, and from knowledge—inviting a profound and meaningful interaction with the environment. Every material element is a note in a symphony of colors and textures that shape sequences of fresh and invigorating atmospheres.

These atmospheres not only invite coexistence but enhance it, creating a space where interaction becomes a spontaneous and natural act. In this poetics of architecture, spaces are conceived as dynamic stages that respond to and stimulate the senses, transforming each moment into a unique and unrepeatable experience.

Thus, architecture does not merely shelter life; it partakes in it, breathes and vibrates with it, becoming a refuge for the soul that constantly seeks beauty and balance in its surroundings.

ARCHITECTURAL PLANS

First floor

1080 m2

1.- Access

2.- Office

3.- W.C

4.-Auditorium

5.-Screen

ARCHITECTURAL PLANS

Upper Floor
85 m2

1.- Projection room and storeroom

SECTION AND FACADE

ISOMETRIC

FIRST FLOOR AREAS

SECOND FLOOR AREAS

ISOMETRIC EXPLOSION

Structure for Plants





Roof




Local Stone Walls





Wooden Columns






Interior Walls

MATERIALS CATALOG

Volcanic Stone
Stone Carving
Tile
Mexican Textile
Lime Plaster
Iron
Stone Block
Wood

To think of architecture as a mass, as a membrane, a fabric, a kind of covering, a garment, surrounding everything: they form the body of architecture.
Materials react with each other and have their own radiance. Thus, the composition of the material gives rise to something unique, evoked to transmute and elevate human strength and energy. They create a sensory language that, over the years, ages, and therein lies their beauty.

Material 

Compatibility

THE BODY OF ARCHITECTURE

Frame I

Cine-Theater Ollin Detlani, 2025
Exterior View

THE BODY OF ARCHITECTURE

 Frame II

Cine-Theater Ollin Detlani, 2025
Exterior View

THE BODY OF ARCHITECTURE

Frame III

Cine-Theater Ollin Detlani, 2025
Exterior View

THE BODY OF ARCHITECTURE

Realism I

Cine-Theater Ollin Detlani, 2025
Interior View

THE BODY OF ARCHITECTURE

Realism II

Cine-Theater Ollin Detlani, 2025
Interior View

Every dream
is its own draft.
The dream is just a gesture,
a gesture that tries to reveal
what it cannot quite achieve.
The greatest dreams,
the noblest ones,
are merely a fortunate spark.

Every dream is infinite.
Every dream is the genesis.
Every shared dream
weaves the future.
Every dream that is born
is the beginning of something immense.

 

Yasha Lewis

MYU ARCHITECTS

Founded in 1985, MYU ARCHITECTS designs and builds spaces that explore memory, nature, and time.

With over 100 completed projects and a team of certified architects and professionals with postgraduate studies in various countries, they approach each work as a living body that connects the human experience with the essential. For MYU ARCHITECTS, architecture is not just functionality; it is harmony. It is the dialogue between materials that age with dignity, the nature that surrounds them, and the emotions they evoke in those who inhabit them.

Inspired by the relationship between art and sustainability, they design works that breathe, that remember, and that transform the environment, seeking not only beauty but a positive impact on the present and a legacy for the future.

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