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ABOUT UXUA CASA HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS- in their own words: 
UXUA Casa Hotel & Spa features ten unique casas which blend seamlessly into the historic center of Trancoso, a small fishing village on Brazil’s idyllic southern Bahian coast.

Four casas are restored fishermen homes facing the 16th century town green called the Quadrado, while six others are hidden in a lush private garden. The casas were created by designer Wilbert Das in collaboration with local artisans using traditional building methods, reclaimed materials, and Brazilian antiques and art. The design blends rustic elements with contemporary comfort and roominess, and fuses in an innovative way indoor and outdoor living spaces to take advantage of a year-round, tropical climate.

DESIGN
UXUA’s design recalls Trancoso’s 500-years of history. Portuguese adventurers, Jesuit missionaries, Indian tribes, African slaves, and even Brazilian hippies have influenced in some way the architecture, art, and antiques that make each UXUA casa a unique expression.

The casas range from authentically restored fisherman houses facing the town’s 16th century Quadrado, to a sleekly opulent but ecologically-conscious treehouse and other distinct homes hidden around a lush garden. Featured in design magazines worldwide, the innovative aesthetic has been labeled ‘rustic modernism’, a simple tropical fusion of indoor / outdoor space capturing the appeal of the southern Bahian lifestyle.

UXUA was created by designer Wilbert Das in collaboration with local artisans using traditional building methods, reclaimed and organic materials, and Brazilian antiques and art. Winning UXUA abundant recognition, the ecological approach required over 2-years to complete and resulted in details such as:

• Sinks, baths, and showers carved from fallen tree trunks found on the UXUA property
• Roof-tiles, floorboards, and doors recovered from old farmhouses of the area
• Light fixtures created with local Pataxó Indians using decorative beads and seeds
• Bathroom fixtures and door handles created from waste-iron sourced in Bahia
• Shower-heads carved from trunks of eucalyptus wood abundant in the area
• Sofas upholstered with canvas from the backs of old transport trucks
• Kitchen utensils carved by Bahian cowboys from coconut shells
• Televisions created by inserting led-screens into antique travel trunks
• The beach lounge of UXUA was built from old fishing boats found grounded there
• Clay taken from the ground while digging UXUA’s swimming pool was used to build walls of several casas using a traditional technique called ‘pau a pique’