Local Mexican architecture and design firm Taller Aragones Arquitectos recently constructed and designed the Hotel Encanto located in Acapulco in Mexico.
The hotel is set on top of a heavily vegetated hill that overlooks the ocean. The structure was built with the use of the least amount of resources, economic materials and local labor. Trying to maintain a humble overall structure, the hotel's exterior is completely white and composed with a layering of different forms.
The interior of the hotel is an interweaving of spaces that is designed to accommodate groups of different sizes and uses. The design using completely white walls offer an interactive opportunity for the wall to connect with its natural surroundings to take on any color or contrasting that is brought by the white walls.
Inside the structure, there is an outdoor swimming pool, a restaurant, villas that are fitted with private balconies and a white facade that can be illuminated to take on different colors and moods.
What's Driving This Trend
- Sustainable Hospitality
- The use of economic materials and local labor in the construction of Hotel Encanto presents an opportunity for sustainable and eco-friendly hospitality practices.
- Interactive Interior Design
- The white walls in Hotel Encanto allow for color customization, showcasing the trend towards interactive and adaptable interior design in the hospitality industry.
- Mood-responsive Technology
- The ability of the white facade in Hotel Encanto to illuminate and take on different colors and moods highlights the potential for mood-responsive technology in the resort industry.
Who This Affects Most
- Architecture
- The innovative design of Hotel Encanto by Taller Aragones Arquitectos showcases disruption opportunities in sustainable and adaptable architectural practices.
- Hospitality
- Hotel Encanto's use of economic materials and interactive interior design presents the hospitality industry with opportunities for sustainable and immersive guest experiences.
- Technology
- The mood-responsive technology demonstrated by Hotel Encanto's white facade offers disruptive innovation possibilities in the development of interactive and dynamic solutions for the resort and hotel sector.
