Proyectos Públicos, often recognized as Proyecto Público Prim, occupies a pair of early twentieth-century mansions on Calle General Prim. These structures are distinguished by their "left-as-found" aesthetic, where the faded, weathered…
Juarez Mansion Revival
Wander the tree-lined streets of Colonia Juárez to see how grand early 20th-century estates have been repurposed into design boutiques, indie galleries, and cafes.
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1. Proyectos Públicos
2. Museo del Chocolate
The Museo del Chocolate, known as MUCHO, occupies a residential mansion built in nineteen oh nine in the Colonia Juárez neighborhood. Its facade is distinguished by its century-old architecture, which the museum restored to house an…
3. Loose Blues
Loose Blues occupies a multi-level space at number forty-four on Dinamarca Street in the Juárez neighborhood. It presents itself as a hybrid venue, characterized by an industrial-style aesthetic that bridges Japanese and Mexican cultural…
4. Bazar Fusion
Bazar Fusión occupies a historic mansion on Londres Street, identifiable by its architecture dating to the early twentieth century. This house functions as a permanent venue for more than seventy independent Mexican brands, showcasing…
5. IFAL House France Mediatheque
The Casa de Francia, located at number fifteen Havre Street in the Juárez neighborhood, is recognizable by its role as a cultural center representing the Institut français d’Amérique latine. Since its opening in nineteen ninety-eight, this…
6. Café Nin
Café Nin sits inside a restored Porfirian-era mansion in the Juárez neighborhood, identifiable by its raw brick exterior and the airy, leafy patio tucked behind the main structure. Opened in twenty seventeen by chef Elena Reygadas, the…
7. Havre 77
Havre seventy-seven is recognizable by the two-story glass and steel structure that appears to grip the top of the nineteenth-century brick mansion below it. This building in the Colonia Juárez neighborhood was once a private home for an…