This luxury hotel and residential project acts as a centerpiece for Mexico City’s new City Santa Fe development. It is integrated into a series of landscaped gardens, courtyards, and viewing platforms at the edge of an abandoned quarry. The two towers are bundles of creased, undulating tubes that spread at the base like acamera tripod for lateral stability. The hotel and condominiums inside feature dark wood, light polished stone, and finishes inspired by Mexico’s craft traditions of leatherwork and weaving. The clean, modern aesthetic takes advantage of the abundant sunlight and showcases the towers’ spectacular panoramic views of the surrounding mountains.
Project Facts
Completion Year: 2010
Project Area: 430,556 ft 2
Project Awards
2008 • Chicago Athenaeum • American Architecture Award