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Hotel Terrestre
Fourteen villas set between the Pacific and the Sierra Madre del Sur — Alberto Kalach's buildings sit low in the Oaxacan jungle so the concrete, timber, and stone read as extensions of the terrain rather than impositions on it. Grupo Habita's brief was specific: disappear. No plastic anywhere on the property. No technology you weren't invited to bring. The villas are interconnected, each with a private pool. Romandia and Backal's interiors use Oaxacan earth tones and custom furniture by Oscar Hagerman — every piece made in Mexico, each referencing the materials outside. Michelin Key 1.
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The hotel
Sustainability
The Design
Alberto Kalach. Fourteen villas between the Pacific and the Sierra Madre. Locally sourced Oaxacan materials throughout. The architecture disappears into the jungle.
Kalach's seven buildings sit low in the landscape, their concrete and timber reading as extensions of the terrain rather than impositions on it. Romandia and Backal's interiors use Oaxacan earth tones, natural textures, and Hagerman's custom furniture — each piece made in Mexico, each referencing the materials beyond the window.
The Design
Alberto Kalach. Fourteen villas between the Pacific and the Sierra Madre. Locally sourced Oaxacan materials throughout. The architecture disappears into the jungle.
Kalach's seven buildings sit low in the landscape, their concrete and timber reading as extensions of the terrain rather than impositions on it. Romandia and Backal's interiors use Oaxacan earth tones, natural textures, and Hagerman's custom furniture — each piece made in Mexico, each referencing the materials beyond the window.
The Sustainability
100% solar power. Locally sourced Oaxacan materials throughout. No plastic. The brief from Grupo Habita was to build in Oaxaca as if Oaxaca mattered.
The property runs entirely on solar. Construction used only materials sourced within Oaxaca state — concrete, local timber, stone. No plastic anywhere on the property. The sustainability position is structural rather than programmatic — Kalach's architecture achieves it through material choice and site response before any operational decision is made.
The Sustainability
100% solar power. Locally sourced Oaxacan materials throughout. No plastic. The brief from Grupo Habita was to build in Oaxaca as if Oaxaca mattered.
The property runs entirely on solar. Construction used only materials sourced within Oaxaca state — concrete, local timber, stone. No plastic anywhere on the property. The sustainability position is structural rather than programmatic — Kalach's architecture achieves it through material choice and site response before any operational decision is made.
