Uruguay’s Punta del Este is a playground for the whole region during the southern hemisphere’s summer months offering allure that stretches far beyond the endless beaches and lagoons that extend along its coast. Here, marvels abound, from the city’s high-rises to the fishing village of Jose Ignacio, and the late Rafael Viñoly-designed circular bridge over Laguna Garzon.
Argentine owner Eduardo Ballester commissioned architect Diego Montero to come up with a clever cladding solution to protect Rizoma’s 15,000 books from the searing summer sun. The red-tinted pine literary temple is flanked by a gallery that houses the ceramics and workshop of Ballester’s wife, artist Marcela Jacob, and the drawings of his daughter, Mary Ballester, on one side; and four cosy, eucalyptus-clad self-contained suites on the other.
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