Casona Los Cedros Hotel

Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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CASONA LOS CEDROS HOTEL

Laura Lecué - Collectif Como

ARCHITECTS
Laura Lecué - Collectif Como

LEAD ARCHITECT
Laura Lecué - Collectif Como

PROGRAM
Hotel Boutique / Restaurant

INTERIOR DESIGN
Laura Lecué - Collectif Como, Louise Pozzo

PHOTOGRAPHS
Manolo R Solís, Diafragmas

AREA
8450 Ft²

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Espita, Mexico

TYPE
Hotels

Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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CASONA LOS CEDROS is first and foremost an architectural project of integral rehabilitation of an old building, which was the home of an Espita family before being abandoned for thirty years.

Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Today it houses the reception of the boutique hotel CEDROS and the CASONA restaurant.

Always with a sense of detail and respect for local materials, the eight rooms, the swimming pool, and the restaurant with its covered terrace, with its contemporary architecture, are integrated into the tropical garden and dialogue with the traditional architecture of the old colonial building.

Casona Los Cedros Hotel
Casona Los Cedros Hotel

For the renovation of the old part, we have used traditional materials and techniques. Stone, natural fiber, pixoy, chukum, certified wood, and lime make up the palette of materials.

Also used in the new construction, these materials create an aesthetic dialogue between the old and the contemporary.

Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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The project blends harmoniously into the village of Espita thanks to local craftsmanship and quality materials.

The masons and carpenters relied on traditional and environment-friendly techniques, in particular using local and natural materials.

Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Local craftsmanship is at the heart of the project: the bejuco lamps are woven by Mango, the embroidered textiles are made by Marta, residents of Espita, and the furniture is made by the village carpenters.

The old house, located on the corner of the street, had been abandoned for more than 30 years and was in very poor condition.

The two main volumes at the front of the house no longer had a roof, which damaged the woodwork and some of the interior stucco.

Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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The first step was to remove all the concrete elements that had been added over the years to restore the building.

New chukum-based finishes were added to the existing finishes, new cedar wood windows were made in Espita, and a cement mosaic floor, typical of the Yucatan, was added to add a touch of color to the natural tones of the building.

Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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The garden, which had also been abandoned for years, was filled with trees and vegetation.

The architectural project consisted of integrating the trees without having to cut them down.

The vegetation and its tall trees are an integral part of the project, and each built element surrounds and enhances the vegetation.

Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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The visual barriers, to creating intimacy between the rooms, are created by the vegetation.

The bedrooms have a large window overlooking the greenery, and each bathroom has its own patio to provide a light well and a touch of greenery.

Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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As for the infinity pool, it is located in the center of the project, from the entrance you can see the pool, in the perspective of the door. It is surrounded by trees and at night the branches of the trees are reflected in the water mirror, blurring the boundary between reality and reflection.


Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Casona Los Cedros Hotel
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Floor plan
Casona Los Cedros Hotel
Plan and section - bedroom