Drawers, Shelves, Closets, and Cubbies Pack in the Storage at a Family’s Mexico City Home
The renovation had to work around (and for) the birth of the couple’s son.
The renovation had to work around (and for) the birth of the couple’s son.
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When Juan Pablo de Tavira and Marbrisa Ter-Veen bought a home in Mexico City’s Lomas de Chapultepec neighborhood, they were on a tight timeline to renovate before their first child arrived. The couple partnered with local firm Comité de Proyectos for a swift remodel of the home, one of five side-by-side residences known as The Sister Houses originally designed by Mexican modernist architect Enrique del Moral.
A couple expecting a baby renovated this Mexico City home, one of five in a row known as The Sister Houses, by adding a bedroom, creating an office, and incorporating storage. The couple, who collect vintage furniture, added a Saarinen table and Cesca chairs to their new work area.
Photo by Natalia García Etchegaray
The firm added a bedroom for the owners’ new son, Leo, and storage throughout the residence, primarily to enhance the home’s functionality but also to display the couple’s collections of books, vintage furniture, and objects found on their various travels.
Objects collected over the couple’s travels are displayed across the book-lined shelves in the office. Next to the sofa, a built-in wardrobe crafted from white oak is one of several new pieces that add storage.
Photo by Natalia García Etchegaray
Juan Pablo and Marbrisa both work from home, so incorporating an office into the 1,900-square-foot plan was important, too. The renovation adds a sunny workspace on the home’s first floor where Marbrisa, a writer, can display her impressive collection of books on striking new built-in shelves.
Marbrisa sits on the yellow sofa in the office, which includes a wardrobe, when she wants to curl up with a book for a few quiet moments.
Photo by Natalia García Etchegaray
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