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PALMA . Nuño

Los Bananos . Sayulita

PALMA . Ana Nuño de Buen . photos: © Arturo Arrieta

Located in Sayulita, a lively beach town on the Pacific coast of Mexico, this project consists of two houses carefully positioned on a sloping site. Sayulita has long been known for its vibrant energy, attracting visitors from around the world, yet much of its housing market is dominated by either short-term rental units or high-end luxury villas. This project seeks to address a growing gap by providing residences designed for longer stays—homes for people who want to actually live in Sayulita year-round rather than just passing through. Continue reading PALMA . Nuño

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Palma . Hybrid

NICO . SAYULITA

Palma . Hybrid Architecture . photos: © luis díaz díaz

Immersed in the jungle-lined coast of Sayulita —a bohemian surf town an hour north of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico— Sits NICO, a micro hospitality concept that can go back and forth from a rental unit to a small boutique hotel. Crafted by Seattle-based architecture and development firm, HYBRID, in collaboration with Mexico City-based architecture firm, Palma.
NICO offers a unique lodging environment where each space has been thoughtfully designed for people to experience the distinctive surroundings and connect with each other in spaces that sit within a varied gradient of privacy and openness. Continue reading Palma . Hybrid

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nula.studio . Palma

Fake Realness . MADRID

nula.studio . Palma . photos: © José Hevia

The architecture firms Palma (Mexico) and NULA.STUDIO (Madrid), have merged to give shape to Fake Realness, a space that explores the limits of reality and material fiction. Their joint proposal is an installation —inside URVANITY ART FAIR— that investigates the creation of new materials by the hand of TARKETT and revalues the elements in which technological evolution and infinite recycling directly question the existing perception of the artificial. Continue reading nula.studio . Palma

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PRODUCTORA . Palma

Social Infrastructure Pilares Priani . Mexico City

PRODUCTORA . Palma . photos: © Onnis Luque

PILARES are small neighborhood hubs that provide social, educational, and cultural infrastructure to residents of Mexico City. An initiative implemented by the Mayor of Mexico City, these Points of Innovation, Freedom, Art, Education, and Knowledge (PILARES, for its acronym in Spanish), provide local residents access to computers and internet, workshop spaces (carpentry, silk-screen printing, dark room, etc.) and flexible rooms for public gatherings. More than 250 PILARES are planned for Mexico City, and a small part of those were commissioned to architects with a distinguished trajectory. Continue reading PRODUCTORA . Palma

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PALMA

Chiripa Building . Sayulita

PALMA . fotos: © Luis Young . + plataforma arquitectura

Chiripa is a project that seeks to experiment with the way users relate to each other in an undefined typology, a hybrid between house, apartment and hotel. Six units that, depending on the needs of the visitors, can be used in different configurations, constantly changing the way they are inhabited. Continue reading PALMA