DESIGN
Public spaces on the property include the ‘ Living Room ,’ a multi-purpose hub for gathering and activity planning with an opportunity to meet with guides and learn about experiences .
mostly from the United States , Europe and South America , with the balance from Mexico . Carmona says the hotel represents “ a way to value what we have in abundance but can be taken for granted .” And what a treasure it is : the artsy village of Todos Santos is a UNESCO-designated biosphere reserve with five landscapes in a temperate climate : desert , mountains , beaches , oasis and farmland .
Hotels where landscape architecture is top priority are rare . Wisely , Kremer and Carmona embraced the opportunity and , after a one-year vetting process , commissioned the design team . “ We pushed them to create a cohesive story with landscaping in the rooms and FF & E in the exterior ,” Kremer says .
Mexico City-based landscape architect Polen developed the masterplan , which resulted in an 80 % landscape / 20 % construction site featuring a 100,000-square-foot botanical garden with 80 endemic species , including 100-year-old Cardón cacti and
A 130-foot-long infinity pool , hot tub and half-moon lounge deck was specifically designed to push guests towards the landscape .
84 hotelsmag . com May / June 2021