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This project was created by Mervenaz ERKAN on uni.xyz, a platform for design professionals to showcase their work.

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This project is located in Comalcalco, Mexico.

CHOCO HIVE

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"CHOCO HIVE" is a Hospitality Building, Architecture, Landscape Design, Cultural Architecture project showcased on uni.xyz.

Choco Hive is a resort blending Maya culture with sustainability. Guests stay free by volunteering to harvest cocoa, learning its cultural significance through museums and workshops. Inspired by Maya architecture, the design uses hexagonal modules as lasting traces, connecting past and future. Choco Hive raises awareness for ethical cocoa production.

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Sevval Akcay 1y ago

Perfect!!

Deniz Can Çoban

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1y ago

Amazing!!!

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Hospitality Building

Architecture

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Deniz Can Çoban

publishedResults1 year ago

A Hive for the Future of Cocoa

The Continuity of Traces: Inspired by Maya Architecture

by Deniz Can Çoban

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CHOCO HIVE

Deniz Can Çoban published report on 14 January 2025

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Reforma 600, Centro, 86300 Comalcalco, Tab., Mexico

Comalcalco, Mexico

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PUBLISHED ON 14th January 2025

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