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Photos: Courtesy Grupo Habita

   Carlos Couturier Ups The Ante
         In Cutting-Edge Design
             And Sophistication

   “The next time you see the smiling man in a beautiful
     suit on a bicycle, say hello. It’s Carlos Couturier,
               one of the founders of Grupo Habita.”

C  arlos Couturier is overseeing the         is Grupo Habita’s first foray into the US by    ensconced in one of the DF’s hippest barrios
   opening of Hotel Americano, the           Mexico City-based boutique hotelier Carlos      and housed in a French Neoclassical-style
   company’s first hotel north of the        Couturier and Habita. Habita represents eleven  building; the kitsch Boca Chica in Acapulco;
   border located in the heart of            hotels known for their fun, cool atmosphere     and the minimalistic interiors of Hotel
Chelsea, New York City. The Hotel Americano  such as: The Condesa DF, an urban sanctuary     Escondido, their newest project in Oaxaca.

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