This 1990s building occupies a site that maintains a strong spatial tension with the iconic Parque de la Marimba in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. Once home to a beloved café that formed part of the city’s social fabric, the site is now being reimagined by its original owners as a new coffeehouse. The brief, however, called for more than mere nostalgia—it was about anchoring a renewed identity that embraces the area’s touristic relevance as an essential stop for anyone exploring Chiapas.