SubscribeSign In
t
Collection by Terra Hall

A Modern Show House in Lima, Peru

Tom Dixon helps transform an aging mansion as part of the Casa Cor Peru design event.

In a country like Peru, where the population boom outpaces housing, destroying decrepit structures to make way for skyscrapers is the current trend. But one organization, Casa Cor, is working to change that. For the last 19 years, Casa Cor has restored once-grand, run-down houses in South American cities such as São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and turned them into pop-up show houses. Nestled in Lima's bohemian neighborhood of Barranco is this year's project, the century-old, 13,000-square-foot Palacete Sousa. The two stars of Casa Cor 2014 are British designer Tom Dixon, whose Bar Club is the home's centerpiece, and Sachi Fujimori, who upcycled shipping containers into a single-family home with 360-degree views just outside the main house. Palacete Sousa, located at Calle Cajamarco 220, is open to the public through November 2.

View 6 Photos
A collection of Dixon's new gold pendants hangs in the Bar Club.
A collection of Dixon's new gold pendants hangs in the Bar Club.
The 100-year-old house's architectural details, such as the coffered ceiling, are juxtaposed with Dixon's Gold Mirror Ball pendants.
The 100-year-old house's architectural details, such as the coffered ceiling, are juxtaposed with Dixon's Gold Mirror Ball pendants.
The Bar Club is outfitted with what Dixon describes as a "monolithic" bar holding his new Plum barware line.
The Bar Club is outfitted with what Dixon describes as a "monolithic" bar holding his new Plum barware line.
In her dining room at Palacete Sousa, Comedor Peruano, designer Teté Anavitarte Laos uses pre-Incan pottery and Andean fabrics to tie together Peru's historically vivid past with its present.
In her dining room at Palacete Sousa, Comedor Peruano, designer Teté Anavitarte Laos uses pre-Incan pottery and Andean fabrics to tie together Peru's historically vivid past with its present.
Peruvian-born designer Sachi Fujimori's Casa Reciclada, or Recycled House, was constructed from a used shipping container. Architects Anna Duelo, Úrsula Ludowieg OPhelan and Marc Koenig also collaborated on the project.
Peruvian-born designer Sachi Fujimori's Casa Reciclada, or Recycled House, was constructed from a used shipping container. Architects Anna Duelo, Úrsula Ludowieg OPhelan and Marc Koenig also collaborated on the project.