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2017 gold key AwArds

best resort
winner

chablé resort & spa
chocholá, mexico
DESIGN FIRM

Paulina Morán Designs, Cancún, Mexico

ThE ScRIpT Tread lightly in converting the former home
of a 19th century agave factory into a 5-star spa resort
that's spread across 750 acres in the Mayan jungle of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.
ThE ShooT Starting with the abandoned factory ruins
on the site, the designer and architect worked in tandem
to determine how best to restore and honor those existing
structures while incorporating the modern materials and
structures needed to create the 40 casitas and suites scattered across the site. Each of those limestone and glass dwellings features a private pool and indoor/outdoor shower, and
each is either built around an existing wall or tree to keep
them as connected as possible to their environment.
ThE DIREcToR'S cuT To harmonize the new and the
old, virtually all materials used in the project were locally
sourced, and traditional Mayan techniques were used
when possible, such as chukum (a wall finish made by
boiling a tree root in water). Also, all floor tiles (23,700)
were handmade, 1,100 pounds of limestone were used for
the bathtubs and 665 pillows were hand-embroidered.
ThE hIGhlIGhT REEl Make the most of natural wonders.
The site is home to a cenote, a limestone sinkhole held sacred
by the Mayans. The resort's spa is the first in the world to be
fully built within and alongside this natural wonder.
ThE TRaIlER Marrying authentic Mayan touches with
sophisticated modern styling results in a truly memorable experience.

oWNER: Consorcio Altavista S.A. de C.V., Mexico City; opERaToR: Hamak Hotels,
Cancún, Mexico; DESIGN FIRM: Paulina Morán Designs, Cancún, Mexico: Paulina
Morán, founder and interior designer; Claudia Martinez, architect; Jocelyn Cedillo
and Yarumi Vazquez, interior designers, Carlos Martinez Caballero, renderer
team; aRchITEcT: Grupo BV, Cancún, Mexico; puRchaSING coMpaNY: Total
Project Group SA de CV, Cancún, Mexico; GENERal coNTRacToR: Consorcio
Altavista S.A. de C.V.; DESIGN coNSulTaNTS: Luis Lozoya (lighting); Pedro Pablo
Velazco (landscaping); ARchITEcTuRal MaTERIalS: Behr; Colomer; Dzytia;
Docks and Decks; Garcia y Lopez S.A. de C.V.; Kanda Woodworks LLC; La Penisular;
Pisos Traquin; Porcelanosa; Un Rayito de Sol; Xucum; aRT & accESSoRIES:
Aedena; Carlos Clausell; Armida Decoraciones; Duartee & Co. S. V. B.C.; Dzytia;
Fernando Diaz; Gandhi Bookstores; Guillermo Pacheco; Hilando Mexico; Ladip;
Namuh; Onora; Rizzoli International Publications; Rolando; Taller Experimental
de Ceramica; Taschen; auDIo/VISual & ElEcTRoNIcS: Somfy Systems;
BaTh & Spa: Dzytia; Kolorines; Noken; Taller Experimental de Ceramica;
FaBRIc: Artell; Larsen Fabrics; PM Linos S.A. de C.V.; Schumacher; Sunbrella;
FlooRcoVERINGS: Designers Guild; Odabashian; FuRNITuRE: El Anfora;
Samuelson Furniture; Kanda; La Morena MX; Ralph Lauren; RH Contract; Sofia
Lopez Mestre; lIGhTING: Studio davidpompa; Laura Kiriar; UlaLight; Ylighting;
WINDoW TREaTMENTS: Colomer S.A. de C.V.; Hunter Douglas

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