Conceived by the grandson of Peggy Guggenheim, IK LAB, a contemporary art gallery that recently opened in Tulum, Mexico, promises to transcend the traditional confines of the art museum. The gallery is experienced in part by your feet and through the various materials encountered as visitors navigate the immersive tree-house structure.
The Argentine native, a former painter with no formal architectural background, constructed the curvaceous, womb-like IK Lab on the site of his eco-conscious resort Azulik (a portmanteau of the Spanish word for "blue" and the Mayan word for "wind") with a deep reverence for Mother Nature: No trees were cut, and the amorphous structure sits on stilts so that local wildlife can still pass below
