Paradero Hotel

Paradero Hotel
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PARADERO HOTEL

POLEN Arquitectura de Paisaje + Yashar Yektajo + Rubén Valdez

PHOTOGRAPHS
Onnis Luque

MANUFACTURERS
AutoDesk, Adobe, Jardinarte, Partr3s, Trimble, Vivero del pacífico

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Ana Julia Carvajal, Alejandra de la Cerda, Raúl López Armenta

ARCHITECTURE
Yektajo Valdez Arquitectos

COLLABORATORS
Par Tr3s

LOCATION
Todos Santos, Mexico

CATEGORY
Hotels

Text description provided by architect.

In this project, we aimed to emphasize the dynamism of the natural motion of the desert by exploring and highlighting the topography created by its winds, the elements that make it a gift to the senses, its natural form of creating paths and spaces that appear and disappear as in a landscape of surprises, and we did this by keeping true to its nature and cycles.

Paradero Hotel
© Onnis Luque
Paradero Hotel
© Onnis Luque

The desert is a land of constant change. Winds and seasons shape and reshape it, transforming its undulations, its reliefs, its fissures, its entire appearance with a single sweep of the wind.

In order to emphasize its motion, we worked on a design inspired by these winds. We worked without hard lines, imagining each and every contour of its topography as if shaped by desert gusts rather than pen on paper.

Paradero Hotel
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Paradero Hotel
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But it’s not only the winds that sculpt the desert’s appearance - water and rain, though infrequent, are the magic spell that can change the flora’s colour, its smell, its texture in a matter of an instant.

To assure that we could highlight this fantastical occurrence, we only used plants that are endemic to the area so that these blossoms happened naturally without the need for extra water or human intervention.

Paradero Hotel
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Paradero Hotel
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This way, the guests of the hotel could experience the desert in its most real form, and in the practical, the project can keep its magic with the least amount of maintenance.

Keeping with the idea of water and senses, we maintained and directed a stream of water that runs through the property to give the guests an auditory pleasure and that culminates in a fantastic spring, which transports us to a natural oasis, which refers to what happens in the place naturally, this magnificent contrast of environments that reaches all the senses And to finish the full experience, we made the paths with the softest sands of the area to encourage visitors to stride the hotel barefoot.

Paradero Hotel
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Paradero Hotel
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Paradero Hotel
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Paradero Hotel
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The desert has a special way of revealing itself bit by bit to those who explore it. Though vast and expanse, it’s conformed of seemingly infinite and unique spaces, each with its own combination of the colours, textures and sizes defined by its plants and their ages.

To recreate this in the property, we traced its paths in a way that when walked through, the guests felt the opening and closing of a variety of spots, rather than one grandiose revelation.

Paradero Hotel
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Paradero Hotel
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To achieve this and still maintain the comforts not always granted by a desert, we grew endemic species in a special greenhouse for over a year and planted those young plants next to many older ones that were already in the area.

This gave us the opportunity to combine different species of varying heights to simulate the natural growth in the desert, yet leave enough space for guests to move around freely. The most important part of the process of creating the Paradero project came from the inspiration that grew within us from our many trips to the Baja California desert. By walking the ancient paths, feeling its textures and savouring its every bit of magic, we used the plethora of information that is shared with us, to plant in every detail.

Paradero Hotel
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Paradero Hotel
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Paradero Hotel
© Onnis Luque


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