Design House x Design Week Mexico 2019
Photos by Julia Kristina Ardila Zurek.
One of our favorite exhibits during Mexico Design Month is Design House, a three-story home with rooms curated by 24 local architects and interior designers, showcasing a smorgasbord of styles and leading international trends. Organized by México Territorio Creativo (MXTC), the transformed villa, located in the Lomas-Virreyes neighborhood of Mexico City, serves as a sweeping showroom and design hub for local talent and materials.
Participating studios include: Ad Hoc, A.D.I, Aplenosol, B+P Arquitectura, C Cúbica Arquitectos, Comité de Proyectos, Ducolab + Anuar Layón, Fernanda Rionda, Foam, GG Arquitectura, Grid, Kast Studio + Thierry Jeannot, Jorge Mustri, MarqCo, Olga Hanono, RDLC, Rhyzoma, Studio Roca, Taller Maya, Uribe Krayer, VA Studio, Vertebral, VGZ Arquitectura, Vieyra Arquitectos and VFO + Glocal Design Magazine.
Upon entrance, visitors enter an expansive central space featuring a hollow marbled pit and large light overhead, a spectacle meant to inspire wonder and invite guests to sit and take in the view. This space was designed by C Cúbica Arquitectos, the organizers behind Design Week Mexico.
Also on the main level is ‘Habitus’ by Lorena Vieyra of Vieyra Arquitectos, a living space and open kitchen featuring pendant lamps by Studio Davidpompa and several designs by Italian brand Cassina.
Vieyra chose the iconic Veliero bookcase by Franco Albini for Cassina as the centerpiece of the space, complemented by the sculptural artwork ‘Orión’ by Emilio Chapela.
In another area of the house, Studio KAST in collaboration with Studio Panebianco and Thierry Jeannot, sought to create an environment guided by light, reflections and textures. The trio’s first collaboration made plastic a central theme (whether it is apparent or not), with Thierry Jeanot’s recycled PET chandeliers transforming the space into a luxurious and sophisticated oasis. The rainbow-style bench by Platalea Studio is another quirky centerpiece that compliments the eccentric lighting.
Here’s a detail of Jeannot’s luxurious-looking lamps, made from recycled PET plastic.
The third room by Studio KAST and Studio Panebianco is colored in mauve with spiky chandeliers by Thierry Jeannot.
Lucía and Andrea of Comité de Proyectos designed this bathroom area on the second floor as a space for deep reflection and contemplation. The calming space features an oval terrazzo sink, rounded mirrors, textured stucco walls, and a green velvet curtain.
Under the theme “The Collector’s Apartment,” Gerardo Garcia Arquitectura collaborated with Porcelanosa to create this sophisticated and simultaneously tranquil bathroom area, in addition to a bedroom, kitchen, living room, and terrace.
Gerardo Garcia Arquitectura also enticed us outdoors with this mini terrace featuring a hanging chair set on a mural with images of Cuba.
The Wellness Room by Ad Hoc invites users to exercise not just their body, but also their mind and soul. The design studio created a holistic gym made for more than a work out— it can be used to meditate, contemplate and rest— escaping the noise of the city in a plant-filled room. On the right is the ‘Catedra’ bookshelf by Mob Estudio, another effort to encourage users to expand their mind.
Also on the second floor, Raúl de la Cerda Studio created this calming courtyard with shimmery orange walls.
Next door, the studio also created a gin lab featuring dim lighting, painted teal walls, custom velvet seating, marble, glass vessels and mirrors. The room seeks to create a sensory experience for its visitors, guiding them by means of aromas, music, and a low-key combination of colors and textures.
On the top level of the house is a rooftop patio filled with outdoor couches, dining areas and two bars, designed by VA Studio, Legorreta and Alonso Arquitectos.
Finally, Mercedes Gutierrez of ADI- Asesoría de Diseño de Interiores, created a pop-up store selling Mexican design. Created with the environment in mind, the entire room was made of recyclable and environmentally friendly materials.
Design House is located at Aguiar y Seijas 140 in Mexico City's Lomas Virreyes in the Chapultepec neighborhood, and will be on show through this Sunday, October 27, so if you are in Mexico City, make sure you make it there this weekend!
Other highlights from this edition of Design Week Mexico included Inédito, where designers showcased unpublished, experimental utilitarian objects. mxterritoriocreativo.com
