Hybrid and Palma include organic elements within brutalist Mexican hotel

Seattle architecture studio Hybrid and Mexico City-based Palma have created a hotel called NICO Loma Alta that features elements of brutalism and vernacular architecture.
NICO Loma Alta is located in Sayulita, a bohemian surf town an hour north of Puerto Vallarta, in the Mexican state of Nayarit.
Top: photo is by Alex Herbig. Above: NICO takes design cues from local Mexican architecture
With its exposed concrete frame, NICO combines elements of local architecture and building techniques with nod