Meet Pedro Pablo Velasco
Lead Landscape Architect at Wen Living
Pedro Pablo Velasco is the founder of the architecture firm Maat Handasa, dedicated to planning with ecosystems in an integral way with architecture and landscaping, blending art and environmental sciences.
Maat Handasa's extensive body of work includes the internationally renowned luxury resorts Hotel Banyan Tree Mayakoba in the Mayan Riviera, Chablé Resort & Spa in Yucatan, Hotel Fairmont Mayakoba in the Mayan Riviera, and the Hyatt Ziba Cancun in Quintana Roo.
Maat Handasa's exceptional work at Chablé Resort & Spa was recognized with the prestigious "Ahead Americas 2017 Best Landscape & Outdoor Spaces Award" for its “great use of existing natural context, juxtaposing clean, modern architecture with lush vegetation and historic ruins.”
When speaking about Wen Living, Pedro Pablo Velasco shares, "The region's natural landscapes… These oases, waterfalls, mountains, rocks, and shapes were a great inspiration for [Wen Living's] landscape and exterior architecture."