Vipp Todos Santos

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Vipp Todos Santos

為何有些建築能夠觸動人心、勾起人們想體驗慾望的存在著？也許當你深入了解這間坐落於墨西哥稀有沿海的沙漠綠洲 Todos Santos 小鎮內 Vipp 旅宿，心中便有了解答。作為丹麥設計品牌 Vipp 首間於歐洲之外的旅宿，是來自 PPAA 建築師事務所透過夯土延續這片沙漠地帶語彙，將三座獨立量體始終圍合中庭，透過高低台階、上下錯落與寬闊露台串連著彼此，以無拘生活的尺度營造親密感受，回應沿海岸小鎮的人文風情與地景輪廓，且在簡潔線條與光線平衡中，體現當地傳統與生態意識共存的建築型態，為旅客創造賓至如歸的旅宿體驗，令人沉醉於建築空間交織遼闊的景緻中。

Why do some buildings stir a deep, almost instinctive longing to be inhabited and experienced? The answer may lie in Vipp Todos Santos—a guesthouse set within a rare coastal desert oasis in the Mexican town of Todos Santos. As the Danish design brand’s first hospitality project outside of Europe, the property was realized in collaboration with Mexico City-based architecture studio PPAA, who used rammed earth to extend the language of the desert into built form. Three freestanding volumes continuously frame a central courtyard, linked by stepped terraces, staggered levels, and broad platforms that foster a sense of intimacy through openness. Responding to the coastal town’s cultural rhythms and undulating landscape, the architecture balances clean lines and diffuse light, shaping a spatial typology where vernacular tradition and contemporary ecological sensitivity coexist. The result is a guesthouse experience that is both immersive and expansive—a place where architecture and landscape are intricately interwoven.

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「這項計劃以非常有機的方式形成，也是 Vipp 在北美首座完美旅宿。」Vipp 第三代共同創辦人 Sofie Christensen Egelund 分享道，品牌每間旅宿皆擁有獨特風格，並與環境維繫連結，提供許多接觸大自然、深入在地文化的機會，這種理念正與 PPAA 創辦人 Pablo Pérez Palacios 對於建築設計的價值觀不謀而合。面對風景如畫的 Todos Santos 小鎮，即使建築師早在 15 年前便曾與該地結緣，如今當自己再次與場地相會時，仍與初次造訪的合作品牌方感同身受，被眼前沙漠綠洲的壯闊景致深受吸引，並著迷於當地豐富歷史與文化內涵。儘管雙方基於對簡約美學和尊重自然的共同信念，仍在該項目細微處見著截然不同的文化視角，PPAA 團隊透過在地材料、中性色調與半開放形式，從外到內巧妙地將 Vipp 所有產品融入其中，包容著墨西哥的熱情及丹麥極簡之美的設計語彙。

“This project came together in a remarkably organic way—it’s also our first guesthouse in North America,” shares Sofie Christensen Egelund, third-generation co-owner of Vipp. Each of our guesthouses is defined by a unique identity, yet deeply rooted in its setting, offering guests opportunities to connect with nature and engage with the local culture. This sensibility resonated with Pablo Pérez Palacios, founder of PPAA, whose connection to Todos Santos began fifteen years ago. Despite his familiarity with the area, returning to the site alongside the Vipp team allowed him to experience it again—this time through shared eyes. As the Vipp team encountered the place for the first time, Pablo found himself rediscovering its vast desert terrain and layered cultural history in tandem with them, captivated by its richness. While both sides shared a belief in minimalism and a deep respect for nature, subtle cultural distinctions emerged throughout the design process. Rather than suppress these differences, PPAA embraced them—integrating the entire Vipp product universe into the architecture through a material palette of local resources, muted tones, and semi-open spatial thresholds. The result is a hybrid design language that embodies the warmth of Mexican craft and the clarity of Danish minimalism.

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Vipp Todos Santos 建築總面積約 1,282 平方公尺，其中室內空間約為 353 平方公尺，戶外約 929 平方公尺，隨沿海沙漠田園起伏地勢而建，其內與外的分界模糊而曖昧，藉由中央偌大庭院錯層串起主建物及兩座分別相連臥房的量體，分散布於角落，旅客能自由穿梭於外部階梯盡情沉浸於大自然的懷抱。即使午後艷陽高照，於露台頂棚的陰涼處仍能觀賞遠處景緻，讓人忘卻時間與親友暢談日常；當你徜徉於主建物頂層圓形泳池，其天圓地方的遼闊視野，便是提供旅人們一處與海洋天空對話的秘境，啟動感知探索這片沙漠綠洲。該結構取自場地素材，夯土自然調節溫度的特性相當適合當地氣候，由外至內延續一致的有機紋理與環境無縫聯繫，幾道於立面俐落劃開的間隙和開口，結合當地 Palo de Arco 樹枝編織的百葉簾，提供屋內通風和光線自然流動。

Spanning approximately 1,280 square meters—350 indoors and 930 outdoors—the architecture unfolds in concert with the rolling contours of the coastal desert. The blurred boundaries between interior and exterior are choreographed through a generous sunken courtyard that connects the main structure to two guest room volumes positioned at the site’s edges. Guests are invited to meander freely across the exterior stairways and terraces, fully immersed in the surrounding natural environment. Even under the intense midday sun, the shaded rooftop pergolas provide long, uninterrupted views—spaces for unhurried conversations and quiet repose. At the top of the main building, a circular pool opens to a horizon-wide vista, where earth meets sky in a seamless sweep, offering a meditative point of connection with the surrounding landscape. Constructed from site-sourced materials, the building utilizes rammed earth for its thermal mass—naturally regulating interior temperatures and aligning with the region’s arid climate. From façade to finish, the structure maintains a cohesive organic texture, grounding it within the land. Slender openings cleanly punctuate the earthen walls, and louvered shutters handwoven from local Palo de Arco branches filter light and air with a tactile softness. These architectural details create an atmosphere where light animates the interiors over the course of the day and ventilation flows gently, reinforcing the building’s passive environmental responsiveness.

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內部進一步與品牌、哥本哈根室內設計師 Julie Cloos Molsgaard 的多方合作下，從戶外和室內家具、燈飾、衛浴設備皆以品牌商品布設，更配置了全新 Vipp V3 廚房系統呈現整體的極簡美感，完美融入寧靜背景之中，運用這些對比元素的張力回應並致敬當地工藝技術，為旅宿創造和諧氣息。「我堅信，現在建築比以往任何時候都必須深根於自然並履行對環境責任。」建築師Pablo Pérez Palacios 希望透過此計劃有意識的促進更多有思想的建築創作，而 Vipp Todos Santos 也確實詮釋於現代生活、自然環境與文化思想之間取得了平衡點，體現 Vipp 讓生活回歸最初本質的理念，放緩人們的腳步，提供彈性空間讓家人朋友自在地聚會，坐在戶外露台享用美味佳餚，於跨越地域與時空情境中，深刻體驗Todos Santos 多元面向的文化魅力。