A colonial house in Mérida, Mexico has been revitalised into a cultural hub for the city's annual festival of lights by local studio Workshop Architects.
The arts centre and workshop has been designed to host visitors and artists attending the Festival Internacional de Las Luces (FILUX) in the Mexican city

Workshop Architects renovated the historic structure in the city's downtown area, with the aim of preserving architectural details that reflect Mérida's rich colonial heritage while updating the building for the 21st century.
The architecture studio repainted both the exterior and interior of the building bright white and retained existing wood doors, colourful tile floors and gridded windows to evoke the character of the property.
The two-storey structure, called Filux Lab, has five rooms on the ground level that are accessed from a tiled patio and pebbled courtyard. Inside, the rooms are left bare for temporary lighting installations for the festival.
"Filux Lab's international program is based on experimentation, production, promotion and exhibition of cultural projects which take light and cinema as their starting point," said Workshop Architects.
"All the elements that make up the building's architecture ? including floors, walls, ceilings, and doors ? can be used for artistic interventions. White and neutral colours came from this same need."

None of the exhibition rooms has fixed lighting, ensuring each is flexible and adaptable for use d...