Mirrored bottoms reflect desert site beneath Mexican inn by Santos Bolivar Architects
Mexican firm Santos Bolivar Architects has given the red-block buildings that form this inn reflective bottoms to make it seem like they are floating above the arid landscape in Valle de Guadalupe.
Santulan Bed & Breakfast is located in Guadalupe, a small town in Mexico's Baja California province. The area's warm climate, proximity to the coast, and abundance of vineyards make it a popular vacation destination.
The red blocks that form the walls of the main buildings are made of ecoblock, a material similar to brick, that was made on site by the construction team.
"The ecoblock is a mixture of clay and earth from the place, the result from excavation of some areas of the foundation," architect and studio co-founder Jose Antonio de los Santos Bolivar told Dezeen. "The proportions used were 70 per cent earth, 25 per cent clay, five per cent cement, and water to moisten the mixture," he added. "Once these materials were mixed, the mixture is compressed by means of a manual hydraulic press to finally produce the ecoblock."
Additionally, the buildings are raised above grade, which improves soil permeability, according to Santos Bolivar. The gap between the walls and the ground is wrapped in a reflective aluminium finish, which is meant to mirror the landscape surrounding the project.
"The finality of its design is to amplify and modify the landscape and generate the optical illusion of the building being elevated, giving continuity to ...
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