“I hate the ambience of an office,” says architect Manuel Cervantes. So, when designing a house for his own young family of 5 in the Lomas de Chapultepec neighborhood of Mexico City, a top priority was to include a personal studio. “I conceived of it as a space where I could bring clients to have a more personal interaction with our design aesthetic. It is hard to show a client the various elements of the design concept when you are not surrounded by them.”
The 9,400-square-foot, terraced structure is actually two dwellings: a rental unit occupies the upper three floors, while the architect, his wife, and their children—aged 8 years, 2 years, and 3 months—live on the levels below. The “income house” and primary residence share an entrance but diverge from there. Bedrooms in both units open to a family room, with the open kitchen, dining, and living spaces gathered on a different floor from the private quarters. Most rooms have an outdoor patio, which, thanks to the city’s mild climate, becomes an extension of the interior space.
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