Text by: Romana Lilic Photos: LA76 Strategic Design & Photography Published in: ESCAPES #7 “I BELIEVE in an emotional architecture.”, once said one of Mexico’s most influential architects, Luis Barragán. Barragán reinvented Mexican modern architecture...

by Mariano Arias Diez Contemporary Urban Space Architect, a10studio Feed back: info@a10studio.net BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR (BCS), the youngest state of Mexico (37 years), has been acknowledged as one of the most beautiful places in Mexico, and due to its proximity...

The Hotel California was founded in, 1947, by a Chinese immigrant named Mr. Wong. After three years of construction, it opened on February 5, 1950,.  Mr. Wong lived in the 16 room hotel with his wife and seven daughters.  Wanting the locals to believe he...

ESCAPES’s contributing architect Mariano Arias Diez from a10studio, with offices in Cabo San Lucas and Mexico City, has sent us an exciting news about their recent work. It’s a project they did for Agricultural Museum in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. Agricultural...

Besides Wally-Hermès Yacht and Spa Boat we found another jewel for cruising the waters of Baja California Sur: Designed by notable naval architect Luca Brenta, of the eponymous Milan-based studio responsible for the splendid ‘Wally B’ and ‘Wallygator’,...

by Mariano Arias Diez Architect, a10 studio Feedback: info@a10studio.net Image by: LA76 THE ILLUSION of excess has finally gone off with the global economic crisis. In cities there is now a need to think on the reasons that led us to a point where the debauchery...

Casa Shelly is located 20 minutes away from San José del Cabo, in Laguna Hills community, Cabo del Este (The East Cape). For the benefit of architectural studio ColectivoMX, Laguna Hills is one of the building developments that started before the real estate...

Pineda Covalin is a very successful Mexican Design company. Their focus is in adaptation of traditional Mexican patterns into fabrics to create scarves, pashminas, ties, purses, wallets and more. Their store in San Jose del Cabo called for a renovation, as they...

We are repeating ourselves when we say that we love Baja’s warm winters. But, we admit, we do miss winter, cold and snow as well (from time to time). For a week or so would be marvelous to put on several layers of clothes, hats, gloves and dig into the...

In the center of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, the Re.evolution lounge+bar is a project that you’d most probably be seeing in Miami or LA than in a touristy Mexican beach resort; it provides some fresh air to the city nightlife, and has also unintentionally triggered...