The sprawling indoor-outdoor private retreat is also adaptable to host large gatherings with a significant number of guests when necessary
Located within the premises of an exclusive gated community at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, the two-storey coastal home is a sprawling 12,500 sq ft property perched on the side of a rocky desert mountain with breathtaking views of the Sea of Cortez.
It is a spatial pied-à-terre that belongs to a very private couple in their forties, which played a role in the architecture and design of the place for Ponce de León Barragán Arquitectos, and Texan interior designer Rania Nasser of RN Interior Design.
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“We had to deliver a design that would provide a zen-like and private retreat, an on demand and also a very social one that allows for large crowd capacity entertaining, and adapt for special guests and business gatherings,” recalls Arturo Ponce de León, founder and co-lead architect of the Mexican architectural firm. “We thought that if not the primary, we wanted this to be their favourite home.”
“Moreover, the unique architecture and innovative design captured me as it was different from anything we had done before,” he adds. “The location and topography are breathtaking so we knew that the views would create an incredible backdrop for our design.”