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2023 Noldi Schreck Award Winner - Tourism | Boutique hotel
The 2023 Glocal Design Magazine celebrates Mexican architecture and interior design. This annual award ceremony is a benchmark for the national creative community, as it brings together projects of great value and quality developed within the Mexican Republic.
7th Annual Grey Awards - Finalist | Residential Architecture
Now in its 7th year, GRAY Awards — the international cross-disciplinary design awards program — continues to recognize the outstanding work happening around the world. Finalists have been selected in the fields of Architecture, Interiors, Landscape, and Product Design.
Conde Naste Travler - An Architectural Gem in Sayulita, Mexico
This brand-new rental in a laid-back surf town on Mexico's Pacific Coast is immersed in the jungle—plus has two pools, ocean views, and a rooftop.
Dezeen - Hybrid and Palma include organic elements within brutalist Mexican hotel
“With its exposed concrete frame, NICO combines elements of local architecture and building techniques with nods to both brutalism and tropical modernism.”
Interior Design Magazine - Boutique Hotel Meets Holiday Villa in This Mexican Oasis
In Nico’s social spaces, material colors were inspired by the Pacific Ocean views. A Guadalajaran fabricator created the custom sky-blue tiles that line the pools. A stucco-clad bathroom off the party deck wears a lightly pink-brown hue. “The feeling we’re looking to convey is informality,” says Humble, who also hired Mexico City studio Trama to create the hospitality brand’s retro-inspired graphic design. “Nothing is precious or pretentious.” In the laid-back beach town of Sayulita, it’s truly of the place.
Arch Newspaper - Serenity Suite
“The collaboration between HYBIRD and Palma represents the emergence of an exciting new travel experience, where the independence overlaps with convenience. By focusing on a hospitality experience at such a specific, intimate scale, NICO is set to redefine how, and perhaps why, we travel: It offers the best of exploration and natural immersion, yet doesn’t forfeit the tranquility and joy that comes from beautiful and thoughtful design.”
Design Boom - Hybrid + Palma design a small boutique hotel immersed in the jungle
“brutalist NICO hotel celebrates tropical modernism amidst mexican jungle”
Archdaily - NICO Sayulita
“NICO, a micro hospitality experience with elevated suites, open-air common spaces, and boutique hotel-style comforts.“
Plain Magazine - New Mexican Hotel Plays with Varying Degrees of Privacy and Openness
“Embracing the laid-back atmosphere of bohemian surf town Sayulita located north of Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta, NICO is a unique lodging that plays with varying degrees of privacy and openness. While appearing as a simple two-storey volume from street view, its rear reveals five storeys that literally descend into the jungle, left partially open to the landscape.“
Wallpaper - Nico offers an immersive architectural experience of the Mexican Coast
“Conceived as a holiday rental, crafted to welcome guests to this lush corner of the country, the design balances openness and seclusion, flexibility and privacy.“