Yemanyá was born from a rag tossed on a concrete floor. That image — casual, unkempt, completely real — was the seed of a concept where shoes are optional and luxury is not declared: it is felt underfoot. The project sits on a hill nestled in the jungle of the Riviera Nayarit, where nature is already architecture and design has the duty to yield to the landscape.

The development is organized into one-, two-, and three-bedroom residential units arranged in a stepped formation along the slope, each with its own private pool oriented toward the Pacific and the jungle. At the top of the hill, a bar-restaurant with a pool crowns the complex as a shared gathering place. The design strategy is one of radical restraint: a single material on floors, walls, and ceilings; no direct ceiling lighting — everything is indirect light; and a minimal material palette. Not because the budget demanded it, but because the view deserves all the attention.

When the visual focus is stripped of noise, what remains is the ocean and the jungle. Yemanyá does not compete with its surroundings. It makes them habitable.

The boldest decision in the project is also the most invisible: there is no direct lighting on any ceiling, and a single continuous material is used throughout the envelope. Austerity is not aesthetics — it is strategy. In a setting where the Pacific and the jungle are the spectacle, any element that competes with that view is a mistake. Yemanyá does exactly the opposite: the design disappears so the place can emerge.