Punta Mita, Nayarit

MEXICO
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The Site
“The true magic of Punta Mita lies in its natural beauty,”
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The St. Regis

Luminaries
“Endless adventure for the senses and the soul”
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Historical Insights
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Mexico’s haciendas are the perfect example of liv-
ing history as an architectural economic structure which
creates art, beauty, culture and identity that transcends
time.

Dating back as far as the 1500’s, the Spaniards built

large, colonial-style estates nestled in wondrous lands
usually centered around the local agriculture, mining or
livestock creating centered communities. For 200 years,
these large estates would grow in size, power and influ-
ence, not only socially but aesthetically throughout the
country.

The arched patios, pigmented finishes walls, stone

colums, luxurious gardens, beautiful frescoes and col-
ored tiles still inspiring mexican architecture remaining
as unique, rich and glorious memorials that offer tangi-
ble links to Mexico’s past.
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The reminescence of the past still can be found from the
structure of new volumes to their interiors and decora-
tion.

Used materials were neutral, timeless, and, de-

pending on how they used them, could be viewed as
modern or historical. Chukum, Wood, Glass, Steel,
Concrete, Stone, Tile Mosaics, Bahareque, Stucco are
some of the materials used in haciendas.

Many centuries later, the same materials are used

in the projects around this region. The reminescence of
the past still can be found from the structure of new vol-
umes to their interiors and decoration.
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Luxurious lifestyle

From the hacienda times to nowadays, the heritage of the

service improved and evolved through ages, ma-
yordomos or butlers are offering an impeccable service to
their guests making them feel at home and add a full ser-
vice to the guest experience.
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Physical Insights
Mexican-Mediterranean Architecture
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The concept of emotional architecture emerged in
Mexico by Luis Barragán as a way to recover identity and
tradition in Mexican architecture. Taking into account
factors such as color, lighting and water, characteristics
that put all the senses in the human being to work to
promote different sensations and emotions.

In 1968 Luis de Rivera invited Gian Franco
Brignone to visit the lane that borders the Pacific,
between Manzanillo and Puerto Vallarta. Brignone was
fascinated by the magnificent qualities of the site and
decided to undertake a project in Costalegre promoting
love and respect for nature, increase biodiversity in its
habitat, mainly through conservation and reforestation
programs and future the vision regarding investment in
neighboring communities.

It was architects like Marco Aldaco and Diego

Villaseñor who materialized Brignone’s ideas.
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“Architecture implies the artificial creation of an
object that is inserted in a specific place, seeking to achieve
a harmonious coexistence between human creation and
mother nature. Being Sensitive to the landscape and
incorporating primitive and native elements. Doing a
reinterpretation of the popular ways of building on the
coast and the way in which these elements are fused with
contemporary architecture, a mixture that produced
works loaded with hedonism and originality”.

Marco Aldado

“Architecture is about the art of living and of

constructing the best habitat for such life, creating
emotions, environments and scenarios for people to
meet, identify and develop the best version of themselves.
This kind of architecture invites you to reflect and
contemplate your emotions and your life”.

Diego Villaseñor
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The concept of Mexican Mediterranean, as the
basis of a type of architecture that responds to the site
and the climate, integrating a strategic use of color,
lighting and natural elements to evoke the mysticism of
the site and create representative atmospheres of this
emotional architecture.

Large open spaces, huge apertures that frame

nature and the use of colors and local materials make
one feel outside, even when inside. Evoking new ways of
understanding and experiencing the landscape for the
guests, in balance with nature and maintaining a style of
neutral simplicity in the interiors, creating a feeling of
spontaneity.

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Social Insights
Mi casa es tu casa
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“Mi casa es tu casa”.

Only a great host could offer the simple luxury of sharing

and being together. The art of receiving with open arms.
The Mexican hospitality means share with others, attend
them to make them feel like home among the family and
friends.

And at the beginning and at the end of this gas-

tronomic journey, we always say “buen provecho”.

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“Our legacy”

The local culture is very diverse, rich in ancient craft-

menship and traditions, representing the cultural di-
versity of the region and of course the creativity of the
masters artisans.

Craftmanship as cultural heritage allows creat-

ing a tangible link with the past allowing to know more
about our roots and its evolution across time.

The inspiring techniques like burnished clay, blown

glass, stone carving, waist loom textiles, hammered met-
als, saddlery and baskrety of natural fibers will be trans-
ferred to details and bespoke elements that echoes this
legacy.
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Punta Mita, Nayarit

MEXICO
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BRECCIA CAPRAIA MARBLE BRUSHED BRONZE PANELS TEXTURED GLASS WALNUT WOOD TRAVERTINE MARBLE LEATHER

MATERIALITY
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CLAY TILES HAMMERED COPPER SILK RUGS LEATHER CRAFTING ALABASTER STONE NATURAL FIBERS

MATERIALITY
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ARTISAN ROOTS BALANCED DETAILS ECHOES OF CRAFTMANSHIP

LOOK & FEEL

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POLISHED CHARACTER NEUTRAL BEAUTY TAILORED FUSION

LOOK & FEEL

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MEXICO