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Playa del carmen

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about playa del carmen

Project • By Metro arquitectosHotels

Azul del Carmen

Azul del Carmen is a Project that responds to how the world of hospitality has evolved. Every day, Airbnb offer grows worldwide. In a highly touristic destiny such as Playa del Carmen, this offer grows quickly. The building is set on a small 245sqm lot, which obliged to a vertical development, which has 4 units, each one with 110sqm. On top, a roof garden with a bar, lounge and infinity pool for all guests. Erick Laguna Exploring possible layouts, the vertical circulation was designed on the front façade. With this condition, we decided to play with light, color and the volume’s monumentality, which was materialized with a blue lattice that connects us with the Caribbean Sea tones. Erick Laguna Each unit has three b... More

Project • By rdlp arquitectosShops

OCEANA

OCEANA, is a mixed use and multi-family project, located at the corner of 28th Street and Cozumel Street, a few meters from the sea. The apartment complex seeks through a central courtyard to optimize its current views thanks to its large terraces, generating a unique experience in relation to the natural environment around it. The main intention of the project is to generate a social environment in a green and pleasant place, where recreational activities can be carried out without leaving home.The architecture of this project is contemporary in style being a visual reference both for the user in the immediacy, as for the one that is outside the complex and even in the distance, becoming a positive urban detail for both the inhabitants of... More

Project • By rdlp arquitectosApartments

Vaiven del Mar

Vaiven del Mar is located on the Riviera Maya, in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo. The project is inside Playa Car, an exclusive resort complex. Vaiven is a horizontal development of 82 apartment units in a rectangular site of 7974.41 m2.The lot was densely covered with large trees that hindered the decision of how to intervene the site.After a careful selection of the trees the conclusion was to create a central courtyard with the intention of preserving the local flora transplanting the rest of the trees that were located in the perimeter of the apartment buildings. The main entrance is a large flat slab that houses the lobby and reception area. Through this lobby you enter the central courtyard that besides being a garden and a recreation... More

Project • By rdlp arquitectosHotels

Cacao Hotel Boutique / Live Aqua Resort

Located in the heart of Playa del Carmen, Quin­tana Roo, Mexico, a 3,200m2 plot of land neighbors the busiest and most important touristic avenue in the city known as the 5th Avenue, a 5 km long pedestrian-orient­ed street filled with vitality and 24 hour activities. Existing since the early 1980’s flea market type stalls and local restaurants, bars and stores have grasped both interna­tional and national attention. Because of the intensity and vibrancy of the area, the client’s request was to maintain the synergy and a relationship with the street without losing the tranquility and privacy of the hotel guests. Cacao Hotel Boutique had to integrate correct­ly to the street to maintain the vitality of the area and trigger future developments... More