HOTEL ENCANTO ACAPULCO, MEXICO


LIGHTING DESIGN GUSTAVO AVILÉS, IALD LIGHTEAM


ADDITIONAL CREDITS ARCHITECT LIGHTING DESIGN MIGUEL ANGEL ARAGONÉS


PHOTOGRAPHY © PAUL CZITROM


Located in the hills of Las Brisas in Acapulco, México, with a spectacular view of the bay, Hotel Encanto is demonstrative of light and architecture working together at the same time with the same tools. The strong collaborative relationship and shared vision of architect Miguel Angel Aragonés and lighting designer Gustavo Avilés, IALD, made the seamless balance of natural and


electrical light possible. “Colored light can be overstated, too simple, or chaotic, but not in the hands of this skilled design team,” commented one judge on the Hotel Encanto design. “The daytime and nighttime experiences at this hotel are both remarkable – light and view are brought inside in a way that shows off the bold architectural geometries.


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Nighttime color creates the art on the walls and serenely balances a dark sky.”


At Hotel Encanto, light is not only to be seen, but to smell, taste, hear and even touch. Careful selection of light sources and color temperature combined with the dynamics of a fully programmed control system help create and re-create space.


AWARD OF MERIT


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