Mexican Hospitality With European Flair

Any man or woman in the mood for the vibrant brand of Modernism exemplified by Mexican masters Luis Barragan and Ricardo Legorreta will have to appear somewhere in addition to Mexico City’s new Distrito Capital boutique hotel, a ravishing Modernist nirvana with nary a nod to Mexican culture in sight.

French architect Joseph Dirand, whose prior hospitality venture in Mexico made the austere Hotel Habitat Monterrey, oversaw the interior fashion at Distrito Capital, and it shows. As with Habitat Monterrey, Dirand’s European flair is prominently on display, with furnishings by great Danes Saarinen and Aalto taking center stage.

Refinement and restraint, down to the monochromatic shade scheme, reigns supreme—making Distrito Capital a Mexican location in which the only Latin reference point lies in its breathtaking panoramic views.

Photos: Yatzer