Chileno Bay Resort
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Location
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
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Architect
Glazier Le Architects
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Landscape Architect
Girvin Associates
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Photographer
Aaron Leitz
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Art Consultant
Gulla Jonsdottir Design
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Spa Consultant
TLEE Spa
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Team Members
Michael Booth, Janet Mercier, Addy Williams, Erin Altman
Every element is designed to frame the view, celebrate the landscape, and elevate the guest experience. A dramatic open-air arrival draws the eye toward the horizon, while restrained architecture and low-slung rooflines blend seamlessly with the desert terrain. Clean-lined interiors play with contrast, where light marble floors meet wood-planked ceilings, white plaster walls offset colorful encaustic tile, and minimalist forms invite coastal ease.
The central three-tiered pool flows down toward the sea in a series of uninterrupted lines. It sets the tone for the resort’s indoor-outdoor lifestyle and defines the communal experience.
Wellness and renewal are built into the resort’s DNA. The award‑winning spa, THE WELL, embodies Baja-based healing traditions and hydrotherapy circuits designed for post-adventure recovery. Materials and details mirror the resort’s larger narrative: natural yet elevated, tactile yet refined. Like the rest of Chileno Bay, it offers luxury not through formality, but through a deep sense of place.
Crafted Locally, Curated Intentionally
BAMO celebrated regional artistry, collaborating with Baja’s skilled tile‑makers, masons, and woodworkers to anchor the design in local craft. Stone walls, hand-troweled plaster, and encaustic-tile “mini art‑installations” articulate a visual language both rooted in place and tuned to contemporary sensibilities. This selective, thoughtful sourcing ensured the resort’s interiors feel both distinctly Mexican and wholly original, designed with purpose, not pretense.
