When Moisés Micha came across an abandoned four-storeyed townhouse in Mexico City’s affluent Chapultepec district, he purchased it without a second thought. The 1970s’ brutalist building may be startlingly oversized for a bachelor pad, but the co-founder of boutique hotel brand Grupo Habita saw its potential as an urban sanctuary and the perfect home to accommodate his extensive (and ever-growing) art collection.
There was considerable work involved to get it to a liveable state, though, especially since the interior had previously undergone a shoddy renovation, which divided it into poky apartments. So, Micha engaged Belgian architect Nicolas Schuybroek, who collaborated with Belgian interior designer Marc Merckx, to realise his vision, along with local architect of record Alberto Kalach, who was also responsible for the landscaping.