{"id":527451,"date":"2026-04-12T21:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/527451\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T21:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T21:01:12","slug":"barde-vanvoltt-designs-mexico-penthouse-as-brutalist-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/527451\/","title":{"rendered":"Barde vanVoltt designs Mexico penthouse as “brutalist sanctuary”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dutch design studio Barde vanVoltt<\/a> has used textured stucco walls, stainless steel panels and sculptural stone elements to outfit a two-level penthouse<\/a> in Mexico City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Barde vanVoltt<\/a> collaborated with local architect and contractor Jos\u00e9 Muniz to complete the 300-square-metre penthouse, which is owned by a creative couple.<\/p>\n

\"AThe penthouse is laid out in an H shape around two light wells wrapped in floor-to-ceiling glass<\/p>\n

“When fashion designer Tony and writer Rafael met, they envisioned a brutalist sanctuary for themselves and their dogs,” said the studio.<\/p>\n

“This penthouse became a deeply personal project shaped by their impeccable eye for design and creative worlds.”<\/p>\n

\"StainlessStainless steel panels wrap the central elevator shaft and stairwell<\/p>\n

The home is laid out in an H shape around two light wells wrapped in floor-to-ceiling glass.<\/p>\n

An elevator and staircase are positioned in the central bar, with space on either side for internal circulation, and an additional single-flight staircase leads up to the roof.<\/p>\n

\"KitchenStainless steel is also used for kitchen storage doors, along with smaller walnut cabinets<\/p>\n

The lower floor is divided into the living, dining and kitchen area across one wing, and the bedroom, bathroom and dressing room along the other.<\/p>\n

Throughout these spaces, concrete flooring and textured stucco surfaces create a base onto which stone slabs, walnut millwork and reflective elements are overlaid.<\/p>\n

\"AnAn exaggerated wooden bed frame includes a giant headboard that swoops onto the ceiling<\/p>\n

“The home translates the concept of Warm Brutalism into an introspective, sculptural living environment defined by materiality, light, and atmosphere,” said Barde vanVoltt.<\/p>\n

Stainless steel panels wrap the elevator shaft and main stairwell, and form full-height kitchen cabinet doors alongside walnut uppers and lowers.<\/p>\n

\"Dark-tintedDark-tinted glass curves around the en-suite bathroom<\/p>\n

The bed is housed within an exaggerated wooden frame and backed by a huge wooden headboard that swoops up onto the ceiling.<\/p>\n

Dark-tinted glass curves around the bathroom, which features a monolithic stone tub, while louvred walnut shutters slide across the bedroom windows for added privacy.<\/p>\n

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“Bold, monolithic architectural lines are softened by rounded corners, textured stucco walls, warm walnut carpentry, and sculptural stone elements,” Barde vanVoltt said.<\/p>\n

“Wooden shutters and curved volumes introduce a sense of stillness within the urban setting.”<\/p>\n

\"ABlack elements, including the staircase balustrades, add visual weight to the neutral-toned interiors<\/p>\n

Black-stained wooden bar stools and dining furniture add visual weight to the neutral interiors, as do the stone countertops and the solid metal-sheet balustrades that flank the roof staircase.<\/p>\n

Upstairs, a writer’s studio, a gym and a small lounge open to a terrace, where a grill area, a fire pit and a plunge pool create
“a place where brutalist geometry meets the vast Mexico City horizon”.<\/p>\n

\"RoofThe roof terrace features a plunge pool with views of Mexico City’s skyline<\/p>\n

Although based in Amsterdam, where the studio has completed a coffee showroom<\/a> and a family home in a garage<\/a>, this is not Barde vanVoltt’s first project in Mexico City.<\/p>\n

The studio has also renovated a house in La Condesa neighbourhood<\/a> that is oriented around a mezcal bar.<\/p>\n

The photography is by Alejandro Ramirez Orozco<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dutch design studio Barde vanVoltt has used textured stucco walls, stainless steel panels and sculptural stone elements to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":527452,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,182888,1120,96,32649,1735,20582,94053,11127,40339,41654,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-527451","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-barde-vanvoltt","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-interiors","15":"tag-mexico","16":"tag-mexico-city","17":"tag-penthouses","18":"tag-residential-architecture-and-interiors","19":"tag-sectionall","20":"tag-sectioninteriors","21":"tag-uk","22":"tag-united-kingdom","23":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=527451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/527452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=527451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=527451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}