Arched doorways and a rooftop studio function within the Y.27 Home, which has been overhauled by structure agency Estudio Estudio in a method that honours the historic constructing’s authentic character.
Positioned on a 195-square-metre web site in Mexico Metropolis’s Hipódromo Condesa neighbourhood, the undertaking serves as a full-time residence for a shopper who’s a social entrepreneur and collector of Mexican craftwork.
Initially constructed within the Nineteen Thirties, the stucco-clad dwelling had endured years of neglect, stated native agency Estudio Estudio.
The design workforce got down to revamp the house’s inside, aiming to revive its authentic allure whereas enhancing its performance.
The undertaking concerned eradicating partitions, reconfiguring the format and making structural enhancements, along with including new finishes. Furthermore, a small storage room on the roof was changed with a 43-square-metre studio constructing.
“The primary purpose was to unveil the hidden architectural treasures beneath layers of previous modifications, meticulously restoring them to their authentic state to disclose the essence of the time,” the workforce stated.
“Architectural interventions aimed to protect the genuine character of the home, rejuvenating decorative components whereas avoiding pointless gildings.”
Rectangular in plan, the house has a mixture of communal and personal areas unfold throughout three ranges. Curves and arches – a lot of them authentic – create a “harmonious circulation”.
On the bottom stage, the format “seamlessly integrates day by day dwelling necessities”. The entrance portion holds an entry corridor, storage and workplace, whereas within the rear, one finds a kitchen, eating space, service rooms and a patio.
On the coronary heart of the bottom ground is an ethereal lounge with a 5.9-metre-high ceiling. A tall shelving system with a metal-and-wood ladder acts as a focus.
A gently curved, skylit staircase results in the primary ground, the place the workforce positioned a major bed room, two bedrooms and a household room.
Atop the constructing is the brand new studio, which was constructed utilizing pine. Along with the studio, the constructing comprises an onsen room with a barn-style door.
The studio opens onto a terrace with terracotta flooring. Rainwater is collected on the roof and channelled to a reservoir beneath.
“The roof terrace serves as an area to collect but additionally works as a rainwater collector, the place rain travels all through the home right into a water reservoir and filter system beneath the again patio,” the workforce stated.
All through the house, the workforce used earthy supplies and impartial colors. The lighting design – created in collaboration with lighting skilled Luca Salas – is supposed to steadiness “ambiance, performance and aesthetics”.
Notable finishes embrace oak parquet flooring and closets confronted with cotton-canvas. Oak was used for window frames, kitchen cupboards and different components.
Within the kitchen, the workforce took a pattern of present checkered tiles, made from pigmented concrete, to a neighborhood craftsman, who then replicated them.
This type of flooring – referred to as pisos de pasta – is quite common in older properties in Mexico Metropolis and southwest Mexico, stated Estudio Estudio.
Total, the home is supposed to steadiness historic components with a recent way of life.
“This home proudly stands as a harmonious mix of previous and current, inviting residents to embark on a charming journey of refined and easy methods of dwelling,” the workforce stated.
Different tasks in Mexico Metropolis’s Condesa district embrace a renovated home by Chloé Mason Grey that embraces its lack of pure gentle, and an condo block lined in small, wood squares that had been impressed by vegetable crates.
The images is by Zaickz Moz Studio.
