Mexico City firm Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos has stepped and staggered a series of buildings and terraces to form the sprawling Solaz resort in Los Cabos.

The property sits on 24 acres (9.8 hectares) of rugged waterfront terrain on the Baja Peninsula between Cabo San Lucas and the historic San Jose del Cabo.

"The extraordinary natural surroundings of the peninsula of Baja California with its semi-desert landscape in shades of ocher, contrasting with the deep blue of the Sea of Cortez, provides an ideal selected context for the construction of a new landmark hotel for the country," the team said in a statement.
The concept aims to integrate the resort's structures into its surroundings by leveraging "organic forms that refer to the movement of the waves".
The plot's steep topography led Sordo Madaleno to create three large curved terraces that cascade down the rocky slope in an east-to-west fashion. They rise in a stepped format, with all-south-facing facilities that overlook the ocean.

Narrow walkways with dense planting allow passage through the terraces, while ensuring privacy to nearby rooms. A beach club and multiple infinity pools are located at the bottom of the hill.

The resort's principal building resembles three, two-storey blocks stacked on top of each other. These are staggered to display "a great plasticity of form and organic movement".

This blocks house 115 deluxe rooms, 13 suites, and a presidential apartment. Each room feat...