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Outdoor bathing and a jungle yoga platform feature in Villa Pelícanos by Main Office
Architecture studio Main Office has renovated a 1980s seaside holiday village with traditional thatch roofs overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Sayulita, Mexico.
Called Villa Pelícanos, the 20-guest holiday complex sits on a sloping site where the tropical forest meets the Mexican west coast and has access to a private beach.
Villa Pelícanos can accommodate 20 guests
Main Office, a practice based in Mexico and Sweden, redesigned the eight villas along with the hilltop communal space and swimming pool.
Thatched villas have private outdoor shower or bathtub nesting amongst the rocks and plant fronds.
A wooden yoga platform overlooks the sea
A platform for practising yoga shaped like a half-moon sits further down the hill, surrounded by jungle. Cut into the hillside, the yoga space has a retaining wall made from local stone and a cumaru wood floor.
"A series of small private spaces blur the usual boundaries between inside and outside," said Main Office founders Dante Borgo and Isabella Eriksson.
"Villa Pelícanos creates a unique experience with the natural setting while maintaining a cosy, homey feeling."
Concrete outdoor bathtubs overlook the South Pacific
The villas' traditional palapa roofs have been re-thatched with palm leaves and the original doors and windows have been restored.
Concrete beds, sinks and outdoor bathtubs were cast in situ, and a new terrazzo floor laid.
Outdoor showers are cut into the rock
Mexican parota wood was chosen for interior elements such as furniture, room dividers and wardrobe doors. As well as being a local and low carbon option, parota wood is resistant to humidity and salinity – a durable choice for the seaside location.
Walls are painted white to create a bright, blank backdrop to the concrete and wood.
The guest villas have traditional thatched roofs
Bathrooms and bedrooms open on to outdoor terraces and gauzy white curtains hang from the wooden rails of four-poster beds.
The architects married Mexican materials and aesthetics with South African elements, in a nod to the owner of Villa Pelícanos' heritage.
White walls contrast with tropical wood
Main Office was founded by Dante Borge and Isabella Eriksson and has offices in Gothenburg and Guadalajara. The practice previously renovated and extended a house in Sayulita using dark wood and concrete.
Architecture studio Palma also used traditional palapa roofs for a holiday home with a yoga and meditation space on Mexico's west coast.
Photography is by Rafael Gamo.
Project credits:
Architect: Main Office
Project team: Angie Guzmán, Paulina Castro, Mave Zurita, Luis Gordian, Brenda Cibrian, Pablo Alemán
Contractor: Terraza Construcciones
Furniture design: Main Office
Client: Private
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Pelicans Villa eclectically combines Mexican elements with an African mood
Immersed in the jungle, this new holiday complex in Sayulita, Mexico, surrounded by lush vegetation and featuring its own private beach, accommodates up to 20 guests and exudes the mellow ambience of a yoga retreat.
Main Office redesigned eight villas and a common area at the top of the hill including a shared kitchen, a dining room and a swimming pool, preserving the references to the African aesthetic, which reflect the heritage of the resort’s previous owner, originally from South Africa. As a result, the project eclectically combines Mexican elements and an African mood.
While externally preserving its original atmosphere and palapa roofs, the architects endeavoured to create contextual interiors that resolve the pathologies suffered by the original structure due to its direct exposure to the tropical sun and the ocean breeze, while leaving the least environmental impact as possible.
The materials used for the restoration are all sourced from local resources. For the warm interior elements such as room dividers, closet doors and furniture, entirely designed by Main Office, the architects chose indigenous Parota wood, which is resistant to humidity and salinity. The formerly coloured interior walls are deliberately painted white, complementing the interior components and acting as a neutral background that does not detract from the stunning views.
New fixed elements including bed frames, sinks and bathtubs, are made of on-site cast concrete, which blends with the warm touch of the local Parota wood, creating an unusual environment, both rustic and welcoming. The original wooden doors and windows have been restored and upgraded, and the revolutionized with a new terrazzo floor and transformed into simple interstitial spaces that expand the interiors while letting the jungle in.
“The project consists of a series of small private spaces blurring the usual boundaries between inside and outside, creating a unique experience with the natural setting while maintaining a cozy, homey feeling” say Main Office’s founders Dante Borgo and Isabella Eriksson.
Thus, the new spatial interventions in the villas celebrate the site’s natural setting. An exterior shower defined by stones creating a secluded wall opens towards the sky and the treetops, an outdoor bathtub in in-situ concrete overlooking the Pacific Ocean allows guests to merge into nature. Smaller external showers and terraces interact with the jungle scenery and the sea-horizon.
A key feature located at the bottom of the slope, is the yoga platform that takes the shape of a perfect half-circle, nestled amongst the forested banks. The cut-in-the-landscape is enhanced by the retaining wall constructed ad-hoc in local stone. The floor is made of durable Cumaru wood, naturally resistant to wear and harsh climates.
Adjacent to the platform, stone planters house a majestic Papelillo tree that frames idyllic views of the Pacific Ocean, helping to create the perfect spot to exercise and enjoy the therapeutic and relaxing power of nature.
Design and info © Main Office
Images © Rafael Gamo
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