casa langosta opens near todos santos
Between the desert and the Pacific Baja California SurMexico, Casa Langosta sits low among cacti, shrubs and pale sand, with the Sierra de la Laguna mountains holding the horizon behind it. The new modernist-style residence, designed by architect Raquel Font of Studiofont, opens as Nereidas’ first flagship property. hospitality concept based on design stays in separate private homes.
Ten minutes from the northern tip of Todos Santos, the property occupies an 8,000 square meter plot near Agua Blanca, where the landscape shifts between dry land and open ocean views. The house brings together three bedrooms, a commercial-grade kitchen and a communal outdoor area with a 180 square meter pool, a dining room, a custom barbecue and a living room with a fireplace on two-level platforms.
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pink concrete in the desert
Based in Mexico City architect The Raquel font works with strong volumes and open geometries, using rustic pink concrete to give the Nereids-run Casa Langosta with a tone that pulls the surrounding land. Each bedroom is shaped through triangular contours and curved walls, with floor-to-ceiling windows framing the cacti and desert.
The rooms are built with built-in furniture, including wardrobes and beds, so that the architecture follows the way the house is inhabited. Natural ventilation is part of the design, while the bedroom volumes create a more enclosed rhythm before opening up to the pool and communal areas.
Casa Langosta is located between the Baja California Sur desert and the Pacific Ocean
a circular pool and concentrated indoor spaces
The main public space revolves around a cylindrical volume that holds the pool, which extends into a concrete structure with long views across the Mexican desert to the ocean. From above, the house reads as a set of simple forms set within the vegetation, with the pool cutting a gentle circle through the harder lines of the concrete.
Within, Children’s Heroes combines vintage and modern pieces with a collector’s eye. Original Don Shoemaker chaise lounges sit next to a one-of-a-kind version of Silla Tropical by Fabian Cappelo, dining chairs by Oscar Hagermann, lamps by Jasper Morrison and Miguel Milá, and custom fiberglass works by Sardina.
Nereidas opens its first designer residence near the northern tip of Todos Santos
nereidas brings hospitality with a local flair
Casa Langosta is fully staffed, with breakfast, turndown service, 24-hour security and concierge programming included in the stay. Guests can arrange local experiences through Nereidas, from cooking classes to horseback riding in the Agua Blanca Mountains.
The property is also solar powered and uses a water reuse system. During construction, plants moved from the site were replanted, keeping the plot visually connected to the endemic flora that gives this part of Baja California Sur its rugged beauty.
a 180 square meter swimming pool forms the center of the communal outdoor space
the three-bedroom residence sits on an 8,000-square-meter desert lot
