magic moment

Trading in the raucous spring break feel of resorts in nearby Cancun for a more restrained aesthetic, the New York-based firm layered in a local material palette of indigenous Tzalam wood, chukum plaster, and lava stone with handmade arts, accessories, and furniture to create the feeling of a collector's home. From Marcela Diaz's woven rope sculpture hanging from the reception ceiling to Daniel Barreto's vibrant mural in the cevichería and Hector Esrawe's monumental steel and glass sculpture at the hotel's entry reflecting pool, each "represents the most interesting design talent in Mexico right now," says Kemper Hyers, chief creative officer at Auberge Resorts Collection. "The property reveals itself slowly," adds Meyer Davis principal and cofounder Gray Davis, "which is really kind of magical." hd migdal.com.mx; meyerdavis.com; aubergeresorts.com Owner GIM Desarrollos Management Company Auberge Resorts Collection Architecture Firm Migdal Arquitectos, Mexico City Interior Design Firm Meyer Davis, New York Interior Design Project Team Will Meyer, Gray Davis, Sonya Chang, Emily Orsburn, Rebecca Hernandez, Tyler Vigil, and Emily Ghadban Purchasing Firm HPG International Lighting Grupo MAI Engineering AKF Group and CTC Ingenerios Civiles Landscape EDSA POOL Umbrellas and Pool Loungers Quattroporte Group ITZAM RESTAURANT Furniture Iteknia (dining tables, banquette cushions, and swivel chairs), Migdal (banquette), and Mob Estudio (woven wicker dining chairs) Throw Pillows Arudeko and Melissa Avila Pendants and Screens Glassford Moncada Accessories Rrres Studio (pottery) and found objects purchased in Tulum GUESTROOMS Furniture Quattroporte Group (coffee tables, indoor sofa, terrace lounge chair, TV wall unit), Iteknia (outdoor side tables and sofa), and Ad Hoc Mexico (stool) Throw Pillows Candor and Arudeko Ceiling Fan Minka Group