Bodega Convertida

A 1950s industrial warehouse in Vallejo — one of Mexico City's oldest manufacturing districts — transformed into a hybrid creative campus for a collective of designers, researchers, and artisans.

The intervention strategy was minimal: preserve the original steel-and-timber structure, insert a new mezzanine level in Cor-Ten steel, and open the north wall to create a shaded external courtyard. The existing concrete slab was polished and sealed. Utilities were surface-mounted and painted in a warm black, celebrating rather than hiding the building's industrial logic.

The result is a space that holds its history lightly while welcoming a new generation of makers.