In Puerto Escondido, Brutalism and thatched roofs with a side of sand and surf
Love design" Skip Tulum Puerto Escondido, a beach town in the southwestern Mexican state of Oaxaca, has long been a well-kept secret of the world?s surfing community. Most travel guides focus on the area?s immense waves and the laid-back vibes on offer in local bars and restaurants under thatch-roofed palapas.
Lately, though, it seems the secret is out: Puerto (as it?s known to locals) is welcoming a wider variety of tourists, among them design enthusiasts eager to explore the region?s burgeoning art and architecture scenes.
About a half-hour taxi ride out of town, renowned architect Alberto Kalach?the designer behind some of Mexico City?s most notable buildings, including Biblioteca Vasconcelos and the Kurimanzutto Gallery?recently finished building eight eco-villas in an ocean-front site flanked by a large, rocky cliff. Though today the villas appear to have sprouted from the ground along with the greenery that envelops them (from afar, one can only make out their pitched wooden rooftops), not long ago the site was completely barren, stripped by aggressive agricultural practices.
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Since 2012, Kalach has focused on reforesting the area, partnering with Luis Urrutia?an engineer who specializes in regenerative projects?to study the region?s endemic flora and bring life back to the site, which is now known as Punta Pájaros.
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