Materiality + Tactility

All along the hallway, additional Shoji screens offer multiple options to enclose several bedrooms to the left, as well as control sunlight entering the south-facing windows. The home's original owners added a bed of granite rocks and log rounds in place of traditional flooring.

Outside, David wanted a bit more curb appeal and jumped at Nichols’s suggestion to cover part of the addition in roof tiles. “It’s supposed to be roofing tile, but I didn’t see why you couldn’t use it for a facade,” Nichols says.

A game room features a 1960s Brunswick Gold Crown pool table with championship purple felt.

The black finish on the exterior facades is a modern interpretation of Corey, the artisan stucco used in traditional Mexican Cities.

The lush garden is a presence throughout the house.

Native plants dominate the garden setting, planned from the outset as an essential element of the living space.

Mexico City's privileged climate allows for outdoor relaxing all year round.

Lakehouse in Zell

Lakehouse in Zell

Photo: Willem-Dirk du Toit

Cement tiles in shades of blue were added to help bring a more "domestic feel

"Jack and Alice had really clear ideas about the main feature lights,