MAKING ROOM FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

These hotels around the world are zeroing in on progressive thinking-and nailing it 

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BIOPHILIC DESIGN

PLAYA VIVA, MEXICO 

Six new bamboo treehouses have landed at this light-touch eco-lodge in Juluchuca on Mexico's wild Pacific coast. Playa Viva offers total immersion through biophilic design, shielding guests from the elements while getting them viscerally close to nature. Great care has been taken to fuse the structures with the setting, using prefab bamboo panels and paraboloid roofs that slot into place with minimal disturbance to the ecosystem. "It is a rare privilege to spend time in a space free of whirring or buzzing." says Louis Thompson, CEO of Nomadic Escapes, who designed the treehouses. "As the shelters project towards the sea, all you hear is the ocean." The solarpowered rustic resort is totally off-grid, with soft lighting so as not to disturb nesting turtles on the protected beach.-JULIET KINSMAN playaviva.com; from *24.800 per person per night all inclusive

NOT-FOR-PROFIT REWILDING 

OASYHOTEL, ITALY