THIS CHALLENGING MASTER PLAN WAS DESIGNED WITH THE INTENTION TO DEVELOP PLAYA HERMOSA, MALPAS TOWARDS AN AGRICULTURAL REGIONAL ECONOMY USING LOCAL WORKFORCE AND A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH. RESIDENTIAL AND HOSPITALITY MOUNTAIN TOP LOTS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE VIEWS TO THE BEACH AND CREATE PRIVACY FOR THE USERS, WHILE THE LOWER AND ACCESSIBLE LOTS CLOSER TO THE BEACH ARE OPEN TO COMMERCIAL EXPOSURE. ALL THIS MIXED USE IS JOINED BY A PERMANENT PERMACULTURE ENVIRONMENT, TRYING TO APPROACH A REGIONAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. LSD DESIGNED THREE HOUSES AND BUILT ONE AS THE INITIAL PROJECT OF THE COMPLEX. THE LOCATION OF THIS INITIAL GUESTHOUSE PRESENTED EXTREMELY DIFFICULT ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES, WHICH INSPIRED THE DESIGNERS TO USE MATERIALS FROM THE ADJACENT CONTEXT. TEAK FARMED WOOD FROM THE SITE WAS USED FOR MOST PART OF THE ROOF STRUCTURE, WHILE STONE FROM THE SITE WAS USED AS EXTERIOR VENEER FOR THE WALLS. NATURAL VENTILATION AND ILLUMINATION CREATE A COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT-SPACE THAT ALSO ADJUSTS TO THE TOPOGRAPHY TO MAKE A BETTER USE OF THE SITE. THIS TRADITIONAL HOUSE WAS BUILT BY LOCAL BUILDERS USING LOCAL RAW MATERIALS.