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INTERIOR
CAAM Arquitectos
PHOTOGRAPHY
Zaickz Moz
EDITOR
Gina
Collection

Over the past few years, Oaxaca’s coast has evolved from a destination of passage into a place to inhabit, with Puerto Escondido becoming the point where the ocean, vegetation, and a slower pace of time shape a different way of life.

Hotel Suuel, already in operation for more than a year, was born from this premise: a place where hospitality is understood through wellbeing, silence, and connection with the surroundings. It has not only created a way of welcoming people, but also a way of inhabiting the landscape, shaping a shared sensibility around what it means to live on the Pacific coast.

However, the rapid growth of the region, closely linked to the fragility of the landscape that sustains it, raises important questions regarding contemporary coastal housing. Real estate speculation, the loss of identity through generic architecture, and the relationship between the private and the collective are only some of the challenges.

Others include increasing pressure on natural resources, the balance between density and privacy, and the preservation of local character for the benefit of more than just a privileged few.

It therefore becomes essential to rethink housing as a natural extension of this hospitality-driven essence. From this idea emerges the hypothesis of “Extending the Origin,” situating the project along the coast of Puerto Escondido itself, where, like a shared root system, it unfolds into three distinct bodies. The proposal is articulated through three concepts that become guiding intentions: inhabit, belong, and journey.

The project draws upon the hospitality context of Hotel Suuel and the geography of the Oaxacan coast, transforming them into a new residential framework for the region and cultivating a coastal way of life adapted to the twenty-first century.

By juxtaposing local materials and construction techniques—such as earth, wood, and exposed concrete—with contemporary programs and needs, the development functions much like a coral reef: three organisms of distinct forms and colors occupy the same shoreline, sharing a common base and forming a single ecosystem.

SUUEL Living is founded on the belief that calm is organized, not improvised. As such, the development is conceived as a direct continuation of the hotel. Inscribed within a perfect square, a symmetrical grid establishes order as the basis for balance, and balance as the basis for harmony. The project then fragments this geometry to create a central circulation core, from which terraces emerge, extending each residence toward the landscape.

Within SUUEL Living, dwelling is understood as an act intrinsically connected to nature, allowing the architecture to dissolve into its surroundings. The development presents a more enclosed presence toward the public street while opening inward, where gardens and swimming pools mirror the surrounding vegetation.

Through subtle volumetric offsets, greater privacy is achieved. From this privacy emerges a refuge that remains rooted in the greenery from which it arose.

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