The generally dark spaces utilize color in a very special way, with extremely saturated hues like the penetrating purple in the main entry/library that wraps into a built in bookcase with broken Gothic arches at the top. Instead of books, the unit holds a collection of oddly shaped objects and forms.
The lounge area's mid-century modern shelving units feel familiar but they are hovering in front of a striated wallpaper that has an almost lenticular effect. Channel tufted sofas recall the Terrazza sofa by de Sede.
The most jaw-dropping part of this whole house has to be the kitchen. The island looks like a Neolithic stone altar, composed of jigsaw puzzle pieces of Tikal green marble from Guatemala. The top features an integrated relief map of a mountain range carved right from the marble which separates the cook top from the eating area! Faceted brass panels cover the refrigerator and storage. The same material continues up onto the ceiling in the form of coffered sections. Double sinks and counter all carved from a rough, unfilled travertine span the depth of the kitchen.
The centerpiece of the dining room is the light over the table. Instead of a traditional hanging fixture, the designers created a honeycomb-like configuration of mouth-blown glass in various shades of pink, suspended in hexagonal brass frames. Phenomenal.
A high-patterned blue and gold quartzite and a Chinoiserie wallpaper with peacocks are highlighted by brass fixtures and cabinetry in the primary bathroom. And each bedroom is wrapped in a cocoon of dense wallpaper...I especially love how the antique William Morris paper in the guest room ends up looking otherworldly!
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/inside-a-mexico-city-apartment-transformed-into-a-marvel-of-avant-garde-design
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