[RA! - Laiva Plaza Hotel - COVER IMG] Oscar Hernández

Laiva Plaza Hotel

Firm LocationMexico City, Mexico
Project locationSan José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
CompanyRA!
Lead ArchitectCristóbal Ramírez De Aguilar
Design TeamPedro Ramírez de Aguilar, Cristóbal Ramírez de Aguilar, Santiago Sierra, Valentina Oregón, Carlos Fuentes, Oscar Salazar, Daniel Martínez, Andrés Rubín, Mateo Macouzet, Gustavo Cortés.
ClientGrupo Laiva

Laiva Plaza reinterprets the boutique hotel as an extension of the public realm within the historic center of San José del Cabo. A system of interlocking walls shapes a stepped volume that integrates a mixed-use ground floor, two levels of guest rooms, and a rooftop garden organized around a central courtyard that brings natural daylight and cross ventilation. The experience begins with an open forecourt and a shaded passage that extend the street into the building, creating a spatial sequence of transition, calm, and connection to the urban context.