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Four Seasons Resort


Tamarindo Mexico


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Client Four Seasons, Paralelo 19 Architects LegoRocha (Victor Legorreta & Mauricio Rocha), Uribe Krayer and NODO Taller Landscaping Mario Schjetnan Restaurant interiors Héctor Esrawe and Bibiana Huber


Interior Design & Art Consultan Uribe Krayer, Estudio Esterlina Traditional crafts Ensamble Artesano and Taller Maya


FOUR SEASONS Resort Tamarindo, which opened in November, has been carefully designed to not only showcase the best of Mexican architecture, design and craft, but to blend seamlessly into a vast nature reserve in Jalisco, on the Pacific coast of Mexico. One of the highlights of the project is the Coyul restaurant, perched right on the edge of the coastal ridge, with breathtaking views to the beach below.


Using local building materials and skills was a huge focus of the development. To create a project with a timeless feel, the architects specified local stone laid down by artisans to pre-Hispanic traditions that combine natural earth tones, regional colours and textures. Even the cement was especially formulated to be an almost exact colour match to the sand on the beach below, helping the 157-room resort to blend into the landscape. Materials were selected for their resilience to the salt-laden air, including cement, lava rock and wood, all commonly used in the region. Coyul restaurant features dishes by renowned Mexican Chef Elena Reygadas using zero-mile ingredients grown on the resort’s onsite 35-acre farm.


PSOMAS STUDIO OF ARCHITECTURE


LEFT AND FAR LEFT: AYMANA GANINA AND STELIOS ANTONIOU


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