Collection by Emmanuel Quartey
Homey
When Pablo Pérez Palacios’ Mexico City–based architecture firm PPAA was tasked with building an apartment tower to meet La Colonia Roma's need for additional housing, he faced a problem familiar to developers in historic neighborhoods everywhere. The site was occupied by a dilapidated home that dates to 1925, and local laws required that the facade and part of the structure be maintained. PPAA’s innovative approach was to cut the original three-story home in half, preserving enough of the building to front the street and hold two apartments replete with classic Victorian details like high ceilings and restored millwork. In the back of the lot, they designed a sleek eight-story apartment tower that would hold an additional nine apartments, for a total of 11 units. Not bad for a site that was previously an uninhabited single-family house.
Danielle and Ely turned what was originally a storage area and mudroom on the first floor into a fourth bedroom to accommodate larger groups of guests. Unlike the rest of the home, the flooring here was run-down slate tile, which they swapped for custom, hand-painted Fireclay tile. It was a pricey part of the renovation, but the graphic results pay off.
Earth tones, dried plants, and a brass bed frame create a harmonious mix in one of the two upstairs bedrooms. Aiming for maximum comfort and style, Danielle and Ely brought in West Elm furniture, lighting fixtures from Hudson Valley Lighting Appliances, Parachute linens, Marshall speakers, Fireclay tile, and Tuft & Needle mattresses to furnish The Barnhouse.
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