Hotel Boutique La Purificadora

Puebla, Mexico

Legorreta + Legorreta Associates

Set within the Paseo San Francisco urban area of historic Puebla, Mexico, this hotel skillfully juxtaposes architecture of the past with modern, 21st-century sensibilities. Built on the foundation of a one-story, 19th-century stone-wall water-purification factory, this 32,290-square-foot luxury hotel extends up three stories. Guests enter an open-terraced lobby, which is enveloped by the L-shaped structure housing a restaurant, 26 guest rooms, a rooftop bar/lounge, and a glass-walled pool. While continuing the original, rustic 19th-century stone-and-plaster facade in the additional stories, the architect adds contemporary glass-and-metal balconies that overlook the historic district beyond.

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