Trees, bark chips and visitors are all reflected in mirrors behind the severe black exterior of this pavilion, which Mexican architect Fernanda Canales created for this year's Design Week Mexico.

Canales' pavilion is built beside Museo Tamayo in Mexico City's Chapultepec Park, close to a path that runs from the art institution to the nearby National Museum of Anthropology.

Called Museo Abierto, or Open Museum, the structure was built for the Design Week Mexico 2018 festival to provide a place for pause at the intersection, where passersby can enjoy the surrounding parkland.
"The idea is to make a really public condition," Canales told Dezeen. "You don't have to buy a ticket, you don't have to make lines, it's open 24 hours, seven days a week."
Visitors are invited to meander between a series of intersecting, matte black walls that are arranged in a long and slender layout around existing trees. Inside, the installation is segmented into three patios, with a large mirrored portion forming the centre.
"Museums are usually closed spaces, and the important part of the museum is mostly the pieces, and not the spectator," said the architect. "We invert that idea: the museum is an open space where the participants are part of the exhibition."

In the reflective section, slender gaps in the walls offer glimpses to the park, while a large opening leads to a grassy slope beside Museo Tamayo. Benches built inside allow visitors to sit and...