When Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos began working on Solaz Los Cabos, a Luxury Collection Resort, a sprawling property on Mexico's Baja Peninsula, the Mexico City-based firm's primary objective was to find the best way to integrate the resort's various accommodations-128 rooms, 147 timeshare villas, and 21 full-floor residences located in three nine-story towers-into the sloped, oceanfront site. "The project had to connect the desert landscape and the Sea of Cortez in a natural way," says project leader Boris Pena. The strategy was to follow the existing topography by staggering buildings and breaking up larger volumes to create additional terraces and capitalize on the views. At the top of the property, the five highest elevated six-story buildings are spaced apart and angled slightly toward each other, while the low-rise buildings beneath are arranged in undulating terraces and feature green roofs planted with local desert flora. This was done to provide insulation and manage humidity while also blending hospitalitydesign.com September 2019 117http://www.hospitalitydesign.com