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    That Robot Giggling in the Superman Sneak Peek Is the Secret to James Gunn's Success
    With the wide release of the five-minute Superman sneak peek that was first shown at CinemaCon earlier this week, one thing stands out even more than Kryptos lovable (if painful for Superman) hijinks: Its the fact that James Gunn understands the most important thing he can do for his reboot of not just the Man of Steel, but the entire DC universe, is to make us care about the characters. All of the characters, great and small, Kryptonian and human, canine and, yes, even robot. Giggling robots.The extended preview features footage from the film that weve seen before, including of course Kal-Els incredibly cute super dog arriving on the icy scene when his master is at a real low point. But it expands on that sequence from the films first trailer, showing us that Krypto is very much the troublemaker Gunn has described him to be. Yes, Superman is bloodied and beaten, pleading with Krypto to take him home, but all the pup wants to do is play. And he makes this point by jumping on the hurt Supes with all of his super-dog strength, and even dragging Kal-Els leg up into an extremely awkward yet entirely believable pose. Play with me, Dad! hes saying, in deeds if not words. Its all very funny and it makes you love Krypto even more than you already did. Oh yes, you will believe that a super-powered dog can fly and be lovable.PlayBut Superman is hurt, and Krypto finally gets it, bringing Kal to the Fortress of Solitude. And thats where we meet that giggling robot, who is one of the keys to understanding why James Gunn is so good at what he does. But before we get to that, consider that the first time we ever saw Gunns version of the Last Son of Krypton in action, he was in bad shape beaten up, bleeding, needing his dog to save him. And we dont yet know who dished out this punishment either, so this first image of Gunns version of Superman battered and broken is not for the benefit of getting a villain over. Theres no look how scary this antagonist is because they beat the hell out of the Man of Steel. The purpose of beginning the entire marketing push for this film is to show Superman in dire straits and in need of help. Its a far cry from the typical introduction of any superhero, let alone the superhero, and yet it makes perfect sense coming from Gunn.Its the Harrison Ford Syndrome. Which isnt so much a syndrome as it is a legitimate strength of Fords on screen persona. Either way, think about how badly Indiana Jones gets roughed up. We dont love him because hes so good at fighting; its because hes tired and in pain just like the rest of us. Think about the scared-as-shit look on Fords face when he was on the run in The Fugitive, the desperate man leaping off of a dam en route to prove his innocence. Think about the hurt on Han Solos face, the fully bruised ego when he thought Leia was into Luke and not him at the start of Empire. Its an everyman appeal that few actors have ever really been able to pull off. Honestly, it might just be Ford and Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley that do it completely right. The point is, seeing your heroes beat up a little bit kind of makes you love them even more, especially when they rise to the occasion later to be, you know, heroes, despite everything theyve been through.Giving us a Superman who right off the bat has broken ribs, a jacked-up bladder, and is in awful pain is a very Gunn choice.Gunn knows this, and he has a track record of putting his characters through the ringer. Think back to the first time we met the Guardians of the Galaxy. The first trailer for that film shows that nobody knows Star-Lords name and that it stings a little. And yes, Star-Lord was a little known character from the depths of Marvels roster, and Superman is well, its almost apples to oranges, but Gunns approach is exactly the same here. Lets put some dents in our main character as quickly as we can. Lets meet a protagonist at a moment when theyre not heroic, not saving the day, when they dont even have the upper hand thats part of what makes Gunns superhero work resonate as well as anybodys ever been able to.So giving us a Superman who right off the bat has broken ribs, a jacked-up bladder, and is in awful pain even when/because his robots are healing him its a very Gunn choice, and it goes a long way to getting us invested in his version of a character who, lets not forget, has had like 10 movies and 15 TV shows or something at this point and is older than your grandparents. Superman and all his pals have been around forever, so why should we care about yet another version of his story?And not for nothing, its important to remember that a significant criticism has been lobbed at Superman over the years saying his invulnerability and squeaky clean boy scout-ness are just plain boring. He was, after all, created to be the best of us, but crafting interesting narratives around an overpowered alien with only a single weakness can start to get hard after a century. So how do you make this familiar story engaging? Opening on a shot of a damaged Kal-El is a great start, but we still need to fall for the supporting cast.And that brings us back to the giggling robot. Once Krypto gets his dad into the Fortress (which is a cool re-thinking of the classic Richard Donner ice-crystal Fortress of Solitude, only in this case one that grows out of the snowy landscape on command), the robots take custody of Superman as they carry the injured hero in to treat his wounds. In the comics we know that the bot known as Kelex is usually the main caretaker of the Fortress, although here we see the main robot has the simple designation of 4 on the Superman-shield on his chest.As they tend to Superman, 4 (voiced by Alan Tudyk) introduces the newest robot of the group: Meet 12. Shes new. Superman nods to her weakly, and 12 practically blushes, despite being made of metal, as she giggles and says Oh, he looked at me!DC Universe: Every Upcoming Movie and TV Show12 has just that one line of dialogue (we're not sure whos voicing the character but its gotta be someone we know, right?), but we're already so invested in her and these other robots that we're a little embarrassed to admit it. 4 also tells Kal-El that theres no need to thank them for their service because they have no consciousness whatsoever. Merely automatons here to serve. But you know what? We're calling bullshit on that right now, because you can be guaranteed that half of us are going to be crying when we see the movie and one of these robots gets killed (something that in fact has already been teased in the first trailer). Theres also something about Tudyks delivery of those lines, like hes dripping with sarcasm. No consciousness my red-briefs-clad-butt.So even while comics fans can dig in and try to figure out if 4 is Kelex or how Supermans biology works (he has intestines!) or whatever other lore or Easter egg stuff comes to mind, Gunn isnt actually that concerned with that stuff. At minimum, we feel comfortable saying it doesnt seem like his first priority. Yes, he understands the geeky things, hes a fan himself and hes read the comics and loves them, no doubt but what hes doing here is building out little character moments and beats that will make us actually care about these people. And robots. And dogs!This isnt gonna be a Superman movie as much as it is a James Gunn movie, and we cant wait.
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    TRON: Ares Footage Shows the Digital World Entering the Real World
    New footage from TRON: Ares was unveiled today at Disneys CinemaCon presentation by two of its stars, Oscar winners Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges. The footage revealed the havoc unleashed when the highly sophisticated Program, Ares, enters the real world from the digital world. Its humanitys first encounter with AI beings and judging from this footage, its not the most cordial of meetings.Leto plays Ares, who is on a dangerous mission to our world which brings him into contact with Bridges Kevin Flynn, the protagonist of the prior two TRON films.The footage showed Ares on his red-tinged light cycle zooming through a real-world city pursued by police cars who are no match to catch him. The overwhelmed citizens are terrified by the sight of a giant hovering Recognizer looming over them. There was a quick shot of Gillian Andersons character, who appears to be a business executive.TRON: Ares ImagesThe emphasis of the footage -- which boasted music by Nine Inch Nails -- was on wild video game elements invading the real-world and the sort of terror and destruction they can yield. At one point, we hear Flynn say, Are you ready? Because theres no going back. And then we see Ares suiting up for action.The cast also includes Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, and Cameron Monaghan. Directed by Joachim Rnning, TRON: Ares zooms into theaters on October 10, 2025.
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    Critical Ivanti Flaw Actively Exploited to Deploy TRAILBLAZE and BRUSHFIRE Malware
    Ivanti has disclosed details of a now-patched critical security vulnerability impacting its Connect Secure that has come under active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-22457 (CVSS score: 9.0), concerns a case of a stack-based buffer overflow that could be exploited to execute arbitrary code on affected systems."A stack-based buffer overflow in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.6, Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.4, and Ivanti ZTA Gateways before version 22.8R2.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution," Ivanti said in an alert released Thursday.The flaw impacts the following products and versions -Ivanti Connect Secure (versions 22.7R2.5 and prior) - Fixed in version 22.7R2.6 (Patch released on February 11, 2025)Pulse Connect Secure (versions 9.1R18.9 and prior) - Fixed in version 22.7R2.6 (Contact Ivanti to migrate as the device has reached end-of-support as of December 31, 2024)Ivanti Policy Secure (versions 22.7R1.3 and prior) - Fixed in version 22.7R1.4 (To be available on April 21)ZTA Gateways (versions 22.8R2 and prior) - Fixed in version 22.8R2.2 (To be available on April 19)The company said it's aware of a "limited number of customers" whose Connect Secure and end-of-support Pulse Connect Secure appliances have been exploited. There is no evidence that Policy Secure or ZTA gateways have come under in-the-wild abuse."Customers should monitor their external ICT and look for web server crashes," Ivanti noted. "If your ICT result shows signs of compromise, you should perform a factory reset on the appliance and then put the appliance back into production using version 22.7R2.6."It's worth mentioning here that Connect Secure version 22.7R2.6 also addressed multiple critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-38657, CVE-2025-22467, and CVE-2024-10644) that could permit a remote authenticated attacker to write arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code.Google-owned Mandiant, in a bulletin of its own, said it observed evidence of exploitation of CVE-2025-22457 in mid-March 2025, allowing the threat actors to deliver an in-memory dropper called TRAILBLAZE, a passive backdoor codenamed BRUSHFIRE, and the SPAWN malware suite.The attack chain essentially involves the use of a multi-stage shell script dropper to execute TRAILBLAZE, which then injects BRUSHFIRE directly into the memory of a running web process in an attempt to sidestep detection. The exploitation activity is designed to establish persistent backdoor access on compromised appliances, potentially enabling credential theft, further network intrusion, and data exfiltration.The use of SPAWN is attributed to a China-nexus adversary tracked as UNC5221, which has a history of leveraging zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) devices, alongside other clusters such as UNC5266, UNC5291, UNC5325, UNC5330, UNC5337, and UNC3886.UNC5221, per the U.S. government, has also been assessed to share overlaps with threat groups such as APT27, Silk Typhoon, and UTA0178. However, the threat intelligence firm told The Hacker News that it does not have enough evidence on its own to confirm this connection."Mandiant tracks UNC5221 as a cluster of activity that has repeatedly exploited edge devices with zero-day vulnerabilities," Dan Perez, China Mission Technical Lead, Google Threat Intelligence Group, told the publication."The link between this cluster and APT27 made by the government is plausible, but we do not have independent evidence to confirm. Silk Typhoon is Microsoft's name for this activity, and we can't speak to their attribution."UNC5221 has also been observed leveraging an obfuscation network of compromised Cyberoam appliances, QNAP devices, and ASUS routers to mask their true source during intrusion operations, an aspect also highlighted by Microsoft early last month, detailing Silk Typhoon's latest tradecraft.The company further theorized that the threat actor likely analyzed the February patch released by Ivanti and figured out a way to exploit prior versions in order to achieve remote code execution against unpatched systems. The development marks the first time UNC5221 has been attributed to the N-day exploitation of a security flaw in Ivanti devices."This latest activity from UNC5221 underscores the ongoing targeting of edge devices globally by China-nexus espionage groups," Charles Carmakal, Mandiant Consulting CTO, said."These actors will continue to research security vulnerabilities and develop custom malware for enterprise systems that don't support EDR solutions. The velocity of cyber intrusion activity by China-nexus espionage actors continues to increase and these actors are better than ever." Found this article interesting? Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to read more exclusive content we post.
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    CERT-UA Reports Cyberattacks Targeting Ukrainian State Systems with WRECKSTEEL Malware
    Apr 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananCritical Infrastructure / MalwareThe Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has revealed that no less than three cyber attacks were recorded against state administration bodies and critical infrastructure facilities in the country with an aim to steal sensitive data.The campaign, the agency said, involved the use of compromised email accounts to send phishing messages containing links pointing to legitimate services like DropMeFiles and Google Drive. In some instances, the links are embedded within PDF attachments.The digital missives sought to induce a false sense of urgency by claiming that a Ukrainian government agency planned to cut salaries, urging the recipient to click on the link to view the list of affected employees.Visiting these links leads to the download of a Visual Basic Script (VBS) loader that's designed to fetch and execute a PowerShell script capable of harvesting files matching a specific set of extensions and capturing screenshots.The activity, attributed to a threat cluster tracked as UAC-0219, is said to have been ongoing since at least fall 2024, with early iterations using a combination of EXE binaries, a VBS stealer, and a legitimate image editor software called IrfanView to realize its goals.CERT-UA has given the VBS loader and the PowerShell malware the moniker WRECKSTEEL. The attacks have not been attributed to any country.The development comes as Kaspersky warned that the threat actor known as Head Mare has targeted several Russian entities with a malware known as PhantomPyramid that's capable of processing instructions issued by the operator over a command-and-control (C2) server, as well as downloading and running additional payloads like MeshAgent.Russian energy companies, industrial enterprises, and suppliers and developers of electronic components organizations have also been at the receiving end of phishing attacks mounted by a threat actor codenamed Unicorn that dropped a VBS trojan designed to siphon files and images from infected hosts.Late last month, SEQRITE Labs revealed that academic, governmental, aerospace, and defense-related networks in Russia are being targeted by weaponized decoy documents, likely sent via phishing emails, as part of a campaign dubbed Operation HollowQuill. The attacks are believed to have started around December 2024.The activity makes use of social engineering ploys, disguising malware-laced PDFs as research invitations and government communiqus to entice unsuspecting users into triggering the attack chain."The threat entity delivers a malicious RAR file which contains a .NET malware dropper, which further drops a Golang-based shellcode loader along with the legitimate OneDrive application and a decoy-based PDF with a final Cobalt Strike payload," security researcher Subhajeet Singha said.Found this article interesting? Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to read more exclusive content we post.SHARE
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    SKW Organization: Work From Home - Customer Service Sales - Toronto, ON
    Are you ready to join an exceptional team that offers comprehensive training, benefits, and flexible working hours?Our ideal candidate embodies qualities such as adaptability, trainability, and a strong desire for a long-lasting career. We're looking for individuals who are eager to start their journey with us and are committed to personal and professional growth.Position Benefits:Full Training:we provide thorough training.Flexible hours:A fulltime career but you can choose when you work.Excellent benefits package: medical, dental, and prescription coverageWe provide yourleads:no calling family or friendsCompetitive compensation:Commission, bonus & residual income Avg 1st yr 67K / 2nd yr 128KDynamic team environment:Our virtual workplace thrives on a vibrant team atmosphere.Opportunities for advancement:We believe in promoting talent from within our organization.Qualities We Value:Effective Communication Skills:Yourability to connect with others is crucial.Open to coaching and training:You must be willing to learn from your managerOutgoing and Friendly Personality:A positive and approachable demeanor.Eagerness to Learn:A proactive attitude towards gaining knowledge and skills.Requirements:Laptop or computerLLQP or willingness to obtain Licence.Excellent English language skillsBasic computer skillsMust reside in North America
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    Why Is My Render Pink!?
    Why Is My Render Pink!? By Jamie on April 4, 2025 Videotutorials Ever hit the render button in Blender and your whole scene turns bright pink? Yeah been there. Sometimes its just one object. Sometimes its everything!In this video, Jamie walks you through whats going on and how to fix it. He'll also show you a couple of simple things you can do so it doesnt happen again.Super chill, beginner-friendly - nothing complicated.
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    Video: Switch 2's "Faster" Load Times Showcased With Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
    Image: NintendoIf you're not a fan of the load times in some titles on the Switch, they might be worth revisiting on the Switch 2.During its Treehouse event, Nintendo showcased the load time of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition alongside the original Switch version. The outcome? It's faster!Here's a look at one particular "real-time" scene, which also factors in Link's teleport animation - making the loading time on Switch 2 about eight seconds quicker in total."More time slaying monsters and less time watching the loading screen which is great."Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube802kWatch on YouTube Nintendo hasn't shared any other comparisons just yet, but we're sure many other original Switch games will benefit, like Tears of the Kingdom.Nintendo also mentioned during the same segment how menu navigation and other aspects in games like Breath of the Wild now feel a lot faster thanks to improved frame rates and performance:"Opening the menus and switching between the different tabs in the menus is a lot smoother and quicker in the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition compared to the old version."Of course, to access the enhanced versions of Zelda, you'll either need to fork out for the upgrade or have an active Switch Online + Expansion membership.In some other news, Nintendo has made the Switch eShop faster and more responsive on the Switch 2 hardware. Plus, new amiibo are on the way!Bring it on!Active Expansion Pack subscription requiredHere's the estimated equivalent locallyWill you be returning to Hyrule on the Switch 2 to test out these faster load times? Tell us in the comments.[source youtu.be, via gonintendo.com]Related GamesSee AlsoShare:00 Liam is a news writer and reviewer for Nintendo Life and Pure Xbox. He's been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of Mario and Master Chief. Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...Related ArticlesWhere To Pre-Order Nintendo Switch 2Pre-orders open 8th/9th AprilNintendo Switch 2 Direct: Time, Where To Watch, What To ExpectIt's time for Switch 2Switch 2 Pre-Orders Expected To Sell Out "Day One" Due To Limited Unit AllocationAccording to a "large US retailer"Nintendo Is (Kinda) Returning To Region-Locking With A Cheaper Japanese Switch 2Priced 49,980 yen, which is around $333 USD
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    Mario Kart World's Character Select Screen Teases Absolutely Huge Roster
    It's set to be the biggest lineup in Mario Kart history.Mario Kart World has now been officially revealed and it's easily on track to becoming the biggest Mario Kart game ever. This includes what looks to be an absolutely huge roster of playable racers.Read the full article on nintendolife.com
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    Midjourney releases V7, its first new AI image model in nearly a year
    Midjourney, one of the first AI-based image generators on the web, has released its first new AI image model in nearly a year.Dubbed V7, the model began rolling out in alpha around midnight EST on Thursday, comes a week after OpenAI debuted a new image generator in ChatGPT that quickly went viral for its ability to create Ghibli-style photos. Midjourneys is not a Ghibli-optimized model, though at least not officially but it nonetheless can generate aesthetically pleasing works, at least to this reporters dilettante eye.To use it, youll first have to rate around 200 images to build a Midjourney personalization profile, if you havent already. This profile tunes the model to your individual visual preferences; V7 is Midjourneys first model to have personalization switched on by default.Once youve done that, youll be able to turn V7 on or off on Midjourneys website and, if youre a member of Midjourneys Discord server, on its Discord chatbot. In the web app, you can quickly select the model from the drop-down menu next to the version label.Image Credits:MidjourneyMidjourney CEO David Holz described V7 as a totally different architecture in a post on X.V7 is [] much smarter with text prompts, Holz continued in an announcement on Discord. [I]mage prompts look fantastic, image quality is noticeably higher with beautiful textures, and bodies, hands, and objects of all kinds have significantly better coherence on all details.V7 is available in two flavors, Turbo (costlier to run) and Relax, and powers a new tool called Draft Mode that renders images at 10x the speed and half the cost of the standard mode. Draft images are of lower quality than standard-mode images, but they can be enhanced and re-rendered with a click.A number of standard Midjourney features arent available yet for V7, according to Holz, including image upscaling and retexturing. Those will arrive in the near future, he said, possibly within two months.This is an entirely new model with unique strengths and probably a few weaknesses Holz wrote on Discord. [W]e want to learn from you what its good and bad at, but definitely keep in mind it may require different styles of prompting. So play around a bit.My prompt: A dragon with a spiky tail.Image Credits:MidjourneyIn my brief testing, V7 adhered reasonably well to my prompts, though I didnt have time to really put the model through the ringer.My prompt: A Ghibli-style character.Image Credits:MidjourneyMidjourney is an unusual operation. Started in 2022 by Holz, who co-founded PC peripheral company Leap Motion, it hasnt raised a dime of outside money.In late 2023, Midjourney was reportedly expecting to bring in around $200 million in revenue. Recently, the San Francisco-based firm said it was establishing a hardware team to work on some projects that it did not detail, and it continues to train previously announced models for video and 3D object generation.The company is facing several lawsuits that accuse it of infringing on the rights of millions of artists by training AI tools on images scraped from the web without the consent of the images creators.
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    Selvadentro by Estudio AMA: Letting the Jungle Shape the Masterplan
    Selvadentro, Casa de los Cenotes | Estudio AMAAmid the lush tropical landscape of Quintana Roo, just inland from the celebrated beaches of Tulum, Selvadentro introduces an alternative approach to development: one that seeks not to impose upon the jungle, but to exist in quiet dialogue with it. Conceived by Estudio AMA, this 103-hectare conceptual masterplan unfolds as a habitable sanctuary, merging ecological sensitivity with spatial intention. Instead of reshaping the land for efficiency alone, Selvadentro frames architecture as a mediator between natural continuity and human presence.Selvadentro Technical InformationArchitects1-3: Estudio AMALocation: Tulum, Quintana Roo, MexicoSite Area: 103 hectaresProject Year: 2025Images: Estudio AMAIn Selvadentro, we didnt design to impose architecture on the junglewe designed to let it dissolve into the forest. Every structure is a negotiation with the land, not a conquest of it. Estudio AMASelvadentro ImagesConcept | Estudio AMAMasterplan | Estudio AMAAccess | Estudio AMAEntrance | Estudio AMACasa de los Cenotes | Estudio AMABirds Observatory | Estudio AMABirds Observatory | Estudio AMAWellness Center | Estudio AMAResidence | Estudio AMAResidence | Estudio AMABar | Estudio AMAContextual Framework: Reclaiming Nature through DesignThe projects location is neither incidental nor neutral. Tulum is currently at the crossroads of rapid infrastructural transformationmost notably, the construction of the Tren Maya and a new international airportboth bring the promise and threat of accelerated development. Selvadentro enters this context cautiously, proposing a masterplan that integrates strategic access while resisting the environmental erosion typically associated with mega-development.The proposal embraces the terrains natural memory instead of erasing it. The site includes cenotessubterranean freshwater sinkholes considered sacred by the ancient Mayaalongside a rich array of native flora and topographic variations. These features are not merely conserved; they are spatial protagonists within the design narrative. The result is an approach that frames the land not as a commodity but as a condition.Spatial Strategies: Immersion, Limits, and IntegrationAt the heart of the plan lies a central spinean infrastructural and experiential axisthat stitches together the projects four phased developments. The spine connects a constellation of public spaces and residences, allowing for a density gradient and immersion. The proposal ensures that built form never overwhelms its vegetal context by regulating construction to just 30% of each lot, with strict setbacks (10 meters front and back, 7 meters laterally).Architectural integration is further achieved by elevating all buildings 60 cm above ground level, allowing vegetation to pass beneath and minimizing disruption to the sites hydrology and root systems. This gesturesubtle yet spatially profoundtransforms architecture into a filter rather than a boundary.Residential typologies are organized around inward-looking geometries:Casa Kuuchil adopts a C-shaped plan centered around a courtyard, creating a porous yet protected spatial core.Casa Tuukul is bisected by a central fissure, a passive light and ventilation strategy that blurs internal-external thresholds.Casa Kaabal returns to the classic patio typology, aligning contemporary living with ancient models of spatial introspection.These typologies do not seek iconicity but rather atmospheresdwelling as environmental calibration.Materiality and Construction Logics: Building with the LandMaterial selection at Selvadentro is deliberately understated. Local stone and hardwoods dominate for their aesthetic continuity with the landscape and their embodied sustainability. Chukuma lime-based finish derived from a native tree resinreflects a thoughtful convergence of pre-Hispanic technique and contemporary texture.More than a matter of palette, these materials suggest a construction ethic rooted in locality. The master plan leans into traditional building techniques, engaging regional labor and knowledge systems. There is no imported exoticism here; rather, the architecture grows from the forest, through it, and eventuallyone suspectswill return to it.Even the projects infrastructure resists over-design. The main road remains unpaved (terracera), a choice that minimizes ground compaction and runoff while signaling a refusal to sanitize the sites roughness. In an era where luxury is often equated with over-articulation, Selvadentro finds its refinement in restraint.Selvadentro Cultural ResonanceCenotes serve as both physical and symbolic anchors within the plan. From the Casa de los Cenotesa clubhouse whose pool merges into a natural aquatic systemto the spiraling Nidos Mirador, which begins six meters below ground in a cenote and culminates in a 360 canopy-level platform, the project explores spatial verticality as a tool for immersion and contemplation.Other communal spacesextend this ethos, such as the cave-carvedWellness Center, the arborealCasa del rbol, and theHolistic Pavilion. They are not programmed spectacles but experiential thresholds: places where daily ritual replaces spectacle, and design yields to atmosphere.This approach challenges standard models of resort or gated community planning, where amenity spaces are often over-prescribed and under-experienced. Here, landscape is not a backdrop but an active participant, and architecture becomes a frame for its rhythms and ephemerality.In broader terms, Selvadentro offers a case study in site-responsive master planninga countermodel to extraction-based development, which is all too common in Latin Americas ecologically fragile zones. The projects emphasis on limited footprint, passive strategies, and cultural symbolism provides a relevant blueprint for future architectural interventions in similar contexts.Selvadentro PlansCenotes House Section | Estudio AMACenotes House Ground Level | Estudio AMACenotes House Upper Level | Estudio AMACenotes House Roof Plan | Estudio AMASelvadentro Image GalleryAbout Estudio AMASelvadentro by Estudio AMA redefines sustainable masterplanning in Tulum, where architecture dissolves into the jungle through restraint, materiality, and ritual.Credits and Additional NotesDesign Team: Andrs Muoz, Marisol Flores, Tannia Tafolla, Emmanuel Crisanto, Mariel Flores, Andrea Flores, Fernando Robles, David FloresVisualizations: Formatelier, Maximiliano ZepedaClient/Developer: JJF Creando
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