Beige concrete blends with the surrounding terrain at Paradero Hotel in coastal Mexico, designed by architects Ruben Valdez and Yashar Yektajo.
Paradero Hotel is set on a 5.5-acre (2.2-hectare) site in Todos Santos, a town on the southwestern coast of the Baja Peninsula.
Concrete volumes blend with their surroundings
The resort sits on a flat swath of land surrounded by family-owned farms and the Sierra de la Laguna Mountains. The beach is a 20-minute drive away.
Paradero Hotel was designed by architects Ruben Valdez and Yashar Yektajo. In 2017, the two founded Yektajo & Valdez Architects, which has offices in Todos Santos and Lausanne, Switzerland.
Interiors were overseen by B Huber, a Guadalajara studio that is known for its hospitality work. Small triangular openings on the hotel's facades
The property consists of a series of concrete structures in a beige hue that blends with the landscape. The block that contains guest rooms has walls that swoop outward, forming interior corridors and stairwells.
Punched into certain facades are tiny openings shaped like triangles.
"The triangular shape came from the will to have a simple geometric shape that would 'pierce' the walls in strategic positions," the architects said.
A view of the central garden
The structures are arranged around a central, low-water garden ? a configuration that takes cues from historic California missions, and also helps visitors feel connected to the site.

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