The Mexico City guest house, which opened its doors in 2017 and occupied half a circa-1913 Porfirian mansion, originally contained a master suite, hall, library, dining room and kitchen, in addition to four rooms, each with their own balcony or terrace.In early 2022, the owners acquired the other half of the mansion, which meant four additional rooms and a spate of new amenities.

Bringing the old and new halves onto even ground was no mean feat.And the owners quickly realised that making them a cohesive whole would require calling in the pros.Deciding to focus on a total of four rooms—two existing and two yet to be built—they tapped interior designer Andrés Gutiérrez and construction firm Factor Eficiencia to come work their magic.

As a French-style mansion in the heart of Mexico City, the house straddled both worlds.And Andrés decided the natural next step would be to parlay that diversity into other things.He established a middle ground in other ways too: he juxtaposed leitmotifs such as spheres, tabs and circular perforations—each inspired by pre-Hispanic pictographic documents—against the mansion’s classic French architecture.      

In addition to his own designs, the space also features furniture and accents by ADHOC, Axoque Estudio, Joyful Objects, David Pompa and Victor Torres, amongst others.As for the two new rooms, he situated both on the terrace, alongside outdoor fireplaces and a jacuzzi that whisper to the treetops.