Terrain as typology: how place shapes design at this ecological hotel in Mexico
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Location
Oaxaca, Mexico
Architect
Productora
Interior and Landscape Design
The Book of Wa
Conceptualization and Development
Ezequiel Ayarza Sforza
Set on the Oaxacan coast, Kymaia is a hotel where nature acts as architect – a retreat shaped by the land and committed to sustainability and ecological renewal.
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